Finish of the concept – form finding phase and saying goodbyes to Prof. Jun Sato
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Kigumi Workshop with Jun Sato – Day 1
Discussing the first results of the individual experimenting teams….students from the Industrial Design 1, DAE and Architecture Studios of the Angewandte.
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Lecture and Workshop with Jun Sato
On October 16th 2018 structural engineer Prof. Jun Sato from the Technical University of Tokyo will give a lecture about “Kigumi” in the course of the “Building Construction – Making of” lecture series followed by a workshop from October 17th-19th, hosted by Jun Sato himself in colaboration with the conceptual joining team for students from the disciplines Industrial Design 1, Architecture and DAE.
Japan – Best Of : workshop warning signs
Day – 13: Tokyo
complex Kigumi at Jun Sato Lab at Tokyo University
DAY – 12 : NARA
Today Prof. Shimizu took us to Nara and gave us a private Tour around the Hōryū-ji Temple (National Treasure) in Nara Prefecture to see the oldest wood building in existence.
DAY – 11: KYOTO
The main hall of Kiyomizu-dera temple, an impressive wooden structure from 1633, is being restored and is completely enclosed by scaffolding and a protective shell. Continue reading
DAY – 10: NARA – KYOTO
At Nara we visited the Yakushi-ji Temple (national treasure) guided by Prof. Shigeatsu Shimizu and had a peek at the restoration site of the east pagoda from 730 A.D. (its twin is visible on the left side of the image). Continue reading
DAY – 09: KYOTO
We were in the special cedar forest in the north of Kyoto the whole day.
今日は京都の北にあるとても珍しい杉の産地に一日中いました。
DAY – 08: TAKAYAMA – KYOTO
Just like the old carpenters did back in Edo-Period, we left Takayama today to continue our investigations in Kyoto. Above the Shimogamo Shrine. Continue reading