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KENCHIKU | ARCHITECTURE 2011

Theme

Architects

「KENCHIKU｜ARCHITECTURE」 is a project that aims to make place for exchanging of ideas between Japanese and French Young architects, and expressing the solutions to the common issues. Thanks to the supports from many people, we could hold in l’ESA the 2-days talk session and roundtable by the 12 architects, paralleled with the exhibition introducing the architects.

We think it was significant to have the opportunity for the emerging architects that are to shape the future architecture and city to discuss in the same table, going beyond the differences between the cultural backgrounds of each countries and differences of each urban situation. Seeing each architecture from the different points of view, what we have taken for granted and ignored turned to be the new problem, which leads to the discovery of the things we must share. In these events, more dynamic frame-work of discussion will be emerged than domestic discussion based on the intimate communication.

From now on, we plan to hold “KENCHIKU | ARCHITECTURE 2012” for an opportunity to continue the discussion of the issues we could find in this talksession and roundtable in 2011 and to express the response to them.

HOW AND WHERE TO APPLY ARCHITECTURAL THINKINGThe domain of activities of today’s architects are wider than before beyond just “building”. Therefore, in this event we focus on the architectural thinking of contemporary architects and other subjects. The problems such as: What is it? Where and How is it applied to? being revealed, to think about the contem-porary “architecture” is the main theme of “KENCHIKU | ARCHITECTURE” project.

Through this project, we aim is to re-define the possibilities of different “architecture” in society, seeing the differences of architects’ attitudes and points of view, the variation of ways of work, the wide ranges of matieres, and each one’s consciousness of the roles of architect and its change in the future.

FROM JAPANTNA ( Makoto Takei + Chie Nabeshima )Yasutaka YoshimuraRyuji NakamuraJo NagasakaYuko NagayamaHiroshi Nakamura

FROM FRENCHAtelier RAUMLa Ville Rayée

NP2FThomas Raynaud / Building Building

Xavier Wrona ( Est-ce ainsi )GRAU

For the references to the talk sessions and the roundtable, we introduced the works of 12 architects with their models and interviews.

In the exhibition, we exhibited the models that showed the architectural thinkings of the 12 participant architects. This aimed to express as object the each architet’s approach to architecture.

And in this exhibition, we projected the interview movies of 12 architects. One movie was about What the “architec-tural thinking ” is like to each one, and the other was explanation of the exhibits.

ExhibitionFrom 10.20.2011to 11.10.2011 at l’ESA

Opening Reception

10.19.2011 at l’ESA

In 19th October from 19:00- we held the opening reception. Thanks to CHOYA, the pram wine was served to Japanese and French participants.

This is the opportunity for the 12 participants to meet each other for the first time. And this is the first time for us to introduce this event to the press and the many audience.

the scene of the exhibition TNA “condenced TOKYO architecture”

GRAU ”50000 logements - 4 Hypothèses” movie explaining exhibit: Thomas Raynaud

Ryuji Nakamura ”scale”the scene of the exhibition

Talk Session　10.20 - 21.2011 at l’ESA

First Thomas Raynaud introduced his renovation project of old castle to art center. He pointed out the importance of the process to relate the architecture to the environment. He focus not only on what to build with simple program, but on the importance of atmosphere emerged on the precise relationship between architecture and the emvironments. On the other hand, Makoto Takei noted that he feeled the new possibilities of architecture in the relation in between nature and artificial, and explained the works of TNA in various situation with the keyword of “condence”. In building each architecture, TNA sum up the variouse relationship of the environments surrounding it, the inhabitants hehaviour inside it, and the elements of it, not just simplifing them. It results in the discovery of fuhensei beyond the ordinary. The common point between the two is to take happen the fuhensei beyond the ordinary, making architecture related to internal and external envirionment.

In the presentation of GRAU who is the urbanists conscious of giving city the same accuracy as they build architecture, they introduced the bigger scale project they worked on now from variouse scales of works such as an architecture to urban planning. Towards the problem of urban fragmentation they repeat experiencely the practical methodology, putting emphasizing on the not only existing environment and its quality but also its quantity. On the other hand Yasutaka Yoshimura introduced what kind of problems he see and how he shold approach to them in the Japanese situation on architecture and city. Low, Logistics, Standard, BOSAI preserva-tion, etc. in variouse situation he present his solution itself intervening to the existing “protocols” and telling wider people. That is the feature of him as an architect. In the dialogue between the two focusing on the problem of quantity, Yosumura ask GRAU about the way of deciding the discision maker, which lead to the discussion of architectural process’s openness.

In the presentation of Atelier RAUM who does “experiment” the way of participating to the world through architectural practice, not only the building they designed, but also the funiture making project using the wasted materials collaborating with an artist, and the street funiture presented to art project were introduced. Beyond the status of art work, they have imagined the actual situations that it intervaned to the urban fabric, and made their thinking deeper with the regulation found in the imagination. Such experimenative attitude was impressive. On the other hand, Yuko Nagayama, introducing her works, showed her attitude to evoke the wideness of spiritual space beyond the physical presence / absence. Not only $$ layer to the existing space, She $$ this to the city level and focus on the already realized multiplicity. This is the long distance discussion using skype, despite the difference of $$, between the two who try to evoke the new way of using space, the problem of making concept and of the contemporary generation were to be held.

Session 1: TNA × Thomas Raynaud / Building Building

Session 2： Atelier RAUM × Yuko Nagayama

Session 3： GRAU × Yasutaka Yoshimura

In 2 days Talk Session, one French architect and one Japanese architect discussed about their each other’s concerns and the difference in approach to them, introduced and presentating their own works. These 6 discussions were open to the audiences. As commentators, we invited Mr. Djamel Klouche, l'AUC and Mr. Jean Philippe Vassal, Lacaton and Vassal to make small lectures.

In the presentation of La Ville Rayée, introducing their projects each with their 7 key words on such as materials, details, and architects’ role in society, they talk about what kind of propose architecture can do. Their feature lay on their attitude to evoke wider users’ imagination by using the variouse media. On the other hand, Ryuji Nakamura emphasis on the effect of a “form” and it affection to people. On the condition and point of view that change each project, he showed the variation with different examples and many photos. These two ones who regardless of architecture and art try to influence people’s recognition and behaviour beyond the function required, talk about the relationship between own activity and art, and the moment of emerging the “forms”.

The presentation of Xavier Wrona, starting from noting his philosophy, raise the question to the existing notions on social restriction and the way of control. He think what the roles as architects can do to the society in the light of cultural anthropology, and from the intimate discussion with his clients present the propose that can change the status-quo. On the other hand, Jo Nagasaka, rather than emphising on the attitude as an architect, re-think the environment more practically and experimently in the light of agressive acts. This time the act of “MABIKU”() is focused, and he introduced his project along with it. They didn’t take the roles of architect for granted and tried to re-consider it. In the dialogue between the two, starting from the impression of Nagasaka by Xavier such as “soft”, they check the differences of languages and the cultural background emerging it that each words have.

In the presentation of NP2F, the two projects were introduced; The school under-constructed in the CHIHOU of French, and housing under-constructed in the city are. They told the situation of the construction site, why that building come to exist in the situation, what and why that solution taken this time, etc. beyond that illustration his attitude that responded frexibily to the phisical environment and the needs of client emerged. On the other hand, Hiroshi Nakamura introduced the Japanese culture in general, especially the space of tea ceremony house. Based on the human behavior in the house he told the own project. He focus on the close relation between architecture and humen, and between architecture and nature. They accept the reguation and turn them to the strength of architecture. And they discuss about the solution they took.

Session 4： La Ville Rayée × Ryuji Nakamura

Session 5： Xavier Wrona ( Est-ce ainsi ) × Jo Nagasaka

Session 6： NP2F × Hiroshi Nakamura

Round Table　Oct. 22th 2011, at l’ESA

In the final day, Oct. 22th, Round Table, 12 participants together made discus-sion. This was held as closed event, unlike the previous 2 days Talk Session.The discussion was made of 2 parts.

In the first part, the architects talked freely about the images used in the presentation of their works in the Talk Session, and continued to make discus-sion.

In the last part, we exchanged our ideas for not only making ‘KENCHIKU | ARCHI-TECTURE’ project just as an opportunity for the architects from 2 countries to meet each other, but for activating each collaboration and leading them to possible realization in 2012.

The interv iew movies to the 12 part ic ipant arch i tects which was pro jected in the exh ib i t ion .

DVD120 min .

Japanese and French subt i t le

DVD＆CATALOG

CATALOG

This cata log cons ists of the informat ion about the 12 part ic ipants such as the i r profi les , works , and abstract form the i r interv iews , and contr ibut ion of the curators .

A5 fu l l co lor 40pages

Japanese and French texts

KENCHIKU｜ARCHITECTURE 2011

term 2011/ Oct.20th - Nov.10thcity PARIS , Francevenue Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture（l'ESA）organizer KENCHIKU｜ARCHITECTURE committee / RADco-organizer Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture（l'ESA）grants Yoshino Gypsum Art Foundation Asahi Beer Art Foundation The Asahi Shimbun foundation Nomura Foundationsupporters WEST inx Ltd. A&A CO., LTDsponsors Ambassade de France au Japon Ambassade du Japon en France corporate

KENCHIKU｜ARCHITECTURE committee

＞JAPAN

Shinichi Kawakatsu 川勝真一 Mitsuhiro Sakakibara 榊原充大 Chikako Yotsuyanagi 四柳千佳子 Hiromi Fujii 藤井宏水 Shohei Iida 飯田将平 Fuminori Hoshino 星野文紀

＞FRANCE

Benjamin Aubry バンジャマン・オーブリーCédric Libert セドリック・リベール Hitomi Tamura 田村仁美 Chloé Valadié クロエ・ヴァラディエ Philippine Barbou フィリピン・バルブー Elena Prendergast エレナ・プランデルガスト Marie Ishizuka 石塚まりえ Mana Haraguchi 原口麻奈 Benoît Cavaro ブノア・キャヴァロ Arnaud Auzouy アルノー・オーズィ Gwendal Moisan グウェンダル・モワザン Ikko Okakita 岡北一孝 Mizuki SAITO CRUZ 齋藤クルス瑞葵 Nicolaï MALDAVSKY ニコライ・マルダヴスキー Yuko OHASHI 大橋優子 Simon de Dreuille シモン・ド・ドレイユ Roger Taylor ロジャー・テイラー

＞EXHIBITION

Chloé Valadié クロエ・ヴァラディエPhilippine Barbou フィリピン・バルブーBenjamin Aubry バンジャマン・オーブリーShinichi Kawakatsu 川勝真一Mitsuhiro Sakakibara 榊原充大

＞INTERVIEW MOVIE

Mitsuhiro Sakakibara 榊原充大 Benjamin Aubry バンジャマン・オーブリーFuminori Hoshino 星野文紀Arnaud Auzouy アルノー・オーズィGwendal Moisan グウェンダル・モワザンHitomi Tamura 田村仁美 Ikko Okakita 岡北一孝 Mizuki SAITO CRUZ 齋藤クルス瑞葵 Nicolaï MALDAVSKY ニコライ・マルダヴスキーYuko OHASHI 大橋優子

＞CATALOG

Mitsuhiro Sakakibara 榊原充大 Benjamin Aubry バンジャマン・オーブリーCédric Libert セドリック・リベールShinichi Kawakatsu 川勝真一 Hiromi Fujii 藤井宏水Shohei Iida 飯田将平Simon de Dreuille シモン・ド・ドレイユRoger Taylor ロジャー・テイラー

Supporters

Tomotaka KyoKoji Ichikawa

Masaharu TadaAkiko Nakagawa

Taichi InabaKoji MinaminoMayo Koide

Yufuko TakahashiMegumi Shishikura

Sakakibara Work StudioTakashi TanimuraDaisuke MotogiYusuke Kita

Kentaro TakeguchiKohei HayashiYosuke NakanoAyumu Saito

Shota NakanishiTomomi TadaYuma HaradaYumi MikiRyo Tanaka

Simon de DreuilleKen Aoki

NO ArchitectsRyosuke YuasaShinya KimuraYuta Sakane

Nahoko NakagawaTatsuro MaruyamaYoshinari Kimura

Takeshi KidaSatoshi Noguchi

Shinya SatoSaori SonogashiraMitsuhiro OkunoRyusuke Wada