Japan

日本

WEEK 1 · TOKYO
CONTEXT: Current academic research & professional perspective on mass timber construction & reuse + Historic building techniques that incorporate intentional deconstruction
DAYDATEEVENTDETAIL
THU5 / 7NYC ➡️ Tokyo
FRI5 / 8Arrive in Tokyo
SAT5 / 9Visit Nihon Minkaen Open Air Museum
SUN5 / 10Visit University of Tokyo
MON5 / 11Visit University of Tokyo
TUE5 / 12Tokyo ➡️ Ise Mie
WED5 / 13Ise Mie Shrine + Sengukan Museum
THU5 / 14Ise Mie Shrine Ritual
WEEK 2 · KANSAI
PRECEDENT: Study historic building techniques that incorporate intentional deconstruction + Study material storage, sites of reuse of Grand Ring mass timber material
DAYDATEEVENTDETAIL
FRI5 / 15Ise Mie ➡️ Nara
SAT5 / 16Horyuji Temple
SUN5 / 17Traditional Craft visit. Nara ➡️ Kyoto
MON5 / 18Kiyomizu-dera shrine
TUE5 / 19Sugimoto Residence. Kyoto ➡️ Osaka
WED5 / 20Grand Ring Decon / storage site
THU5 / 21Grand Ring Decon / storage site
FRI5 / 22Osaka ➡️ Kobe
WEEK 3 · SETOUCHI
PRACTICE: Study historic building techniques that incorporate intentional deconstruction + Contemporary practice of material reuse in Japan
DAYDATEEVENTDETAIL
SAT5 / 23Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
SUN5 / 24Kobe ➡️ Sagishima Island
MON5 / 25Red Dot School 🔴
TUE5 / 26Red Dot School 🔴
WED5 / 27Red Dot School 🔴
THU5 / 28Red Dot School 🔴
FRI5 / 29Red Dot School 🔴
SAT5 / 30Red Dot School 🔴
SUN5 / 31Sagishima Island ➡️ Tokyo
MON6 / 1Tokyo ➡️ Singapore ➡️ Brussels