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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 4

TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (TOKYO GEIJUTSU DAIGAKU) 8

TOKYO SUBWAY MAP 10

TOKYO TRAIN MAP 12

KIMI RYOKAN HOSTEL 14UENO 16

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART 18TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN, 1961 20TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1937 22THE GALLERY OF HORYUJI TREASURES, 1999 24THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, 2002 26TOKYO’S SŌGAKU-DO CONCERT HALL,1890 28THE UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, 1999 30KYU - IWASAKI HOUSE, 1896 32OMOTESANDOU&HARANJUKU 34

YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM, 1964 36OMOTESANDOU HILLS, 2005 38GYRE, 2007 40CHRISTIAN DIOR, OMOTESANDO 42TOD’S OMOTESANDO BUILDING, 2004 44LOUIS VUITTON, OMETESANDO, 2002 46SPIRAL, 1985 48ONE OMOTESANDO, 2003 50PRADA STORE, 2003 52NEZU MUSEUM, 2009 54HH STYLE/LIMITED, 2005 56HH STYLE / SANAA, 2000 58GINZA 60

MAKIMOTO GINZA 2, 2005 62MAISON HERMÉS, 2001 64SWATCH FLAGSHIPSTORE, 2005 66SONY BUILDING, 1964 68LOUIS VUITTON GINZA NAMIKI, 2004 70

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LANVIN BOUTIQUE GINZA, 2004 72DIOR GINZA, 2004 74KABUKI-ZA THEATRE, 1889 76TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM 1989-1996 78TSUKIJI FISH MARKET 80YOKOHAMA 82

YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL, 2002 84KAMATA 86

MORIYAMA HOUSE, 2005 88HON-ATSUGI 90

KAIT KOBO, 2008 92HASHIMOTO 94

TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 2007 96AMDIST/MEJIRO 98

ST. MARY CATHEDRAL, 1964 100YOYOGI-UEHARA 102

HOUSE IN UEHARA , 1976 104IKEBUKURO 106

TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART SPACE, 1990 108HOUSE IN WHITE, 1966 110CURTAIN WALL HOUSE, 1995 112OTSUKA 114

SKY HOUSE, 1958 116SENDAGAYA 118

TOWER HOUSE, 1966 120SHINBASHI & SHIDOME 122

HOUSE IN OKURAYAMA, 2008 124TACHIKAWA 126

FUJI KINDERGARTEN, 2007 128EMBASSIES 130

EMERGENCY 130

TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPS 131

TOKYO BICYCLE TIPS 133STUDENT LIST 134

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PLATFORM FOR ECOLOGY SUSTAINABILITY CONSERVATION

Excursion and Workshop in Tokyo, Japan

Excursion: May 6th till May 20th, 2010Workshop: May 10th till May 14th, 2010

Instructors: Nasrine Seraji, Hiromi Hosoya, Markus VoglExpert engineer: Mitsuhiro KanadaStudio: Light Space V2credit hours: 2ECTS-credits: 3

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date time location infothu 10/05/06

13:45 Meeting Vienna Airport

16:15 Departure QR096 Vienna-Doha

QR802 Doha-Tokyo

fri 10/05/07

19:30 Tokyo Narita Arrival

Transfer to Hostel Hostel Kimi Ryokan

sat 10/05/08

09:00 breakfast and welcome

10:00 YAMANOTE Line first insight of the city

IKEBUKURO Jiyu-Gakuen Myonichikan I Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space I House in White

UENO The National Museum of Western Art I Tokyo Bunka Kaikan I Tokyo National Museum I The Gallery of Ho-ryuji Treasures I The International Library of Children`s Literature I Kyu-Sougakudou I The University Art Museum I Kyu-Iwasaki House

MEJIRO Tokyo St.Maria Cathedral

dinner

sun 10/05/09

10:00 MOMAT exhibition where is architecture?

lunch

14:00 UENO I University of the Arts meeting with students

visiting site

dinner

mon 10/05/10

10:00 Tokyo University of the Arts Introduction to workshop meeting with all professors

lunch

14:00 design

16:00 design

18:00 lecture

dinner

tue 10/05/11

morning HASHIMOTO Tama Art University Library

lunch Tokyo University of the Arts

14:00 design

16:00 design

18:00 lecture

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date time location infowed 10/05/12

09:00 Tokyo University of the Arts design

10:30 design

lunch

14:00 production

16:00 production

18:00 lecture

dinner

thu 10/05/13

morning GINZA Fishmarket I Mikimoto Ginza 2 I Swatch Ginza I Louis Vuitton Ginza I Lanvin Boutique Ginza I DIOR Ginza I Kabuki-Za I Tokyo International Forum(visits in Ginza depend on progress in workshop, maybe visit is to be postponed for sunday)

lunch

14:00 production

16:00 production

18:00 lecture

dinner

fri 10/05/14

09:00 Tokyo University of the Arts production

10:30 production

lunch

14:00 final presentation

17:00 conclusion and farewell

sat 10/05/15

09:00 departure from Kimi-ryokan

HON-ATSUGI KAIT Koubou Junya Ishigami

YOKOHAMA International Port Terminal

Chinatown Yokohama recommendation stefan

sun 10/05/16

10:00 OMOTESANDOU Yoyogi National Gymnasium I Omotesandou Hills I Gyre I DIOR Omotesandou I TOD´S Omotesandou I Louis Vuit-ton I Spiral I ONE Omotesandou I Prada Boutique I Nezu Museum I hh style I hh style casa maybe continuation of GINZA

Haranjuku recommendation stefan

mon 10/05/17 09:00

YOYOGI-UEHARA House in Uehara Shinohara

KAMATA Moriyama House

OTSUKA Sky House

SENDAGAYA Tower House official end of excursion

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date time location infotue 10/05/18

to be decided see project list

wed 10/05/19

morning free time

15:30 take Narita express

18:00 Tokyo Narita Airport meeting

20:50 departure QR803 Tokyo - Doha

QR095 Doha - Vienna

thu 10/05/20

13:30 Vienna Airport Arrival

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THREE RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT 1. Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku remains, since its founding, the only national educational institution in Japan whose primary purpose is to train architects within an environment in which instruction in this course of study is provided by a faculty focused on the fi ne arts.

2. Department’s primary focus of architectural education is architectural design. Topics of instruction focus on practical issues and techniques in architectural design, imparting the comprehensive design skills needed by architects based on a rigorous training in architectural theory and in the techniques specifi c to each domain of architecture.

3. Instruction takes place in small groups (enrollment is limited to 15 undergraduate students and 16 master’s degree students). The goal of this structure is to provide guidance and education based on in-depth interactions between instructors and individual students in an environment with as few constraints as possible, thereby nurturing creativity and individual vision.

TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS TOKYO GEIJUTSU DAIGAKU

Address:

12-8 Ueno ParkTaito WardTokyo 110-8714 JapanTel:(in Japan) 050 5525 2013(from Wien) +81 (0)50 5525 2013

How to visit:

Access;A ten minute walk from either Ueno (Park exit) or Uguisudani stations.A fi fteen minute walk from Ueno Stationon the Ginza and Hibiya subway lines.A ten minute walk from Nezu Station on the Chiyoda subway line.

Faculty of FINE ARTSDept of ArchitectureAccess: Sougou-Koubou-Tou 4th fl oorTel:(in Japan) 050-5525-2234Email: archi@ml.geidai.ac.jp

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KIMI RYOKAN HOSTEL

FACILITIES:- air conditioner and heater in every room- shared shower rooms on each fl oor (available 24 hours)- wooden japanese style bath (Japanese Cypress)- fridge,hot water /green tea machine,TV (w/satellite and cable)and fl oor heater in the lounge - Wi-Fi Internet access is availablein the lounge area(all of 1st fl oor) - curfew 1:00AM - 7:00AMway to KIMI RYOKAN 7 mins walk from West Exit of JR IKEBUKURO Station on JR Yamanote

HOW TO GET THERE:Line or Subway IKEBUKURO Station on Subway Marunouchi and Yurakucho Lines, and Seibu IKEBUKURO Line36-8, 2chome, Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan 171-0014http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/index.htmlTEL (03)3971-3766 +81-3-3971-3766 (overseas)FAX (03)3987-1326 +81-3-3987-1326 (overseas)

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The building was designed as a symbol of the resumption of diplomatic ties between Japan and France after World War II. The museum displays Matsu-kata’s French collection that survived the war and was returned to the Japa-nese people as a good will gesture. It contains total of 365 art works.Entrance is at ground fl oor level via the 19th Century Hall from where the main body of the galleries raised on piloti to the fi rst fl oor level, and the gal-leries wrap around the a central double-height court. Externally the building is clad in prefabricated concrete panels which sit on U-shaped frames supported by the inner wall. The building generally is con-structed of reinforced concrete and the columns have a concrete finish. I n 1979 a new wing was added (by Kunio Maekawa) to the Main Building.Fa-mous art pieces exhibited: Roses Vincent Van Gogh 1889, Water Lilies Claude Monet.Source: http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ARTLe Corbusier

address: 7-7, Ueno-Koen ,Taito-ku,

how to visit:two minutes walk from JR Ueno sta-tion (Park exit),

opening hours: 9:30am-5pm, 9:30am-8pm on Friday. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.Closed: Mondays

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Tokyo Bunka Kaikan opened in April 1961, in response to public request for

a venue to enjoy opera and ballet in Tokyo, as well as to commemorate the

500th anniversary of the city, by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Even

today, they continue to off er fascinating opera, ballet and classical music

concerts etc... by international artists. “Tokyo Bunka Kaikan” is known the

world over for its “miraculous” acoustics. The Main Hall seats 2,303 people

and is used for opera, ballet, and large orchestras. The Recital Hall seats 649

people and houses chamber music performances and recitals. Tokyo Bunka

Kaikan also has rehearsal rooms and various meeting rooms; furthermore,

there is a music library. It was designed by Mr. Kunio Maekawa, who is now

deceased. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is often described by the public as a leading

modernistic architecture, a “music palace.”

TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN, 1961Kunio Maekawa

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TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1937Hitoshi Watanabe

Established 1872, the Tokyo National Museum, or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan.The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan.Honkan (Japanese Gallery)The original Main Gallery (designed by the British architect Josiah Conder) was severely damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. In contrast to the original building’s more Western style, the design of the present Honkan by Watanabe Jin is the more eastern “emperor’s crown style”. Construction began in 1932, and the building was inaugurated in 1938. It was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 2001.

Address: 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan

How to visit:TEL. (03)5405-8686 * Adults: 600 (500) yen; * University Students: 400 (300) yen

Opening time:

* 9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)* Open until 20:00 on Fridays * Open until 18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays * Last admission 30 minutes before closing

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A metal-clad plane that frames the exterior spaces of the building rises ver-tically two stories as a wall, folds horizontally to become a roof and verti-cally again to become the wall. Supporting the horizontal slab of this folded plane are four vertical columns placed symmetrically. Just beyond the im-plied boundary of these thin but tall round columns is the envelope of the glass facade which contains the entry lobby and wraps around the side to contain a café at ground level and research room on an intermediary level, its surface refl ects its surroundings. The scale of this facade is defi ned by clear glass that rises up to door height where closely spaced extruded alu-minium vertical louvers begin.

source: The architecture of Yoshio Taniguchi Av Yoshio Taniguchi

THE GALLERY OF HORYUJI TREASURES, 1999Yoshio Taniguchi

how to visitUeno Station (JR Line

oppening hours:9.30am to 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm)

address:13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku , To-kyo,110-8712,

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THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, 2002Tadao Ando

Located within Ueno Park, The International Library of Children’s Literature, a branch of the National Diet Library, is a renovation and expansion of the former Imperial Library built in 1906 and expanded in 1929. The subtle in-terventions of Ando create a dynamic juxtaposition between the old and the new while creating the fi rst national library dedicated to children’s lit-erature. The adaptations are quite simple and elegant; a glass volume that pierces the renaissance-style street facade at a slight angle to form an entry, a continuation of this glass volume on the courtyard side to form a cafeteria, and a full height glass facade on the courtyard side that encloses a lounge space between it and the existing facade fl anked on each end by a concrete volume containing vertical circulation.

source: http://www.kodomo.go.jp/

how to visit* 10 minutes’ walk from JR line Ueno Sta-tion (Park Exit) or from JR line Uguisudani Station (South Exit).

opening hours9:30am - 5pm(Closed on the third Wednesday of May)

address:12-49 Ueno Park Taito-ku, Tokyo

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TOKYO’S SŌGAKU-DO CONCERT HALL,1890 Hitoshi Watanabe

Tokyo’s Sōgaku-do Concert Hall was established in 1890

and is the oldest concert hall in Japan.

Formerly the Hall belonged to the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and

Music.

In 1972 it had however become too old for school use, so the Taito City ob-

tained its property and designated it as an Important Cultural Properties.

The hall was rebuilt in Ueno park, and nearby stands the statue of Rentaro

Taki, one of its alumni.

Address: Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan

Opening time:

* 9:30 - 17:00 (last admission at 16:30)* Open until 20:00 on Fridays * Open until 18:00 on Saturdays, Sundays * Last admission 30 minutes before closing

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THE UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, 1999Kijo Rokkaku

In April 1999, The University Art Museum opened under the supervision of the architect Kijo Rokkaku in Tokyo University of the Arts in Ueno, Tokyo. The building is place to research and preserve the art material of The Tokyo Fine Arts School, the material for education, the art history research and the works of its graduates and to provide access to these materials and works to the public. Today this collection is one of Japan’s largest with about 28,000 pieces, distinguished by Japanese modern arts. A cafeteria, a museum shop, and a painting materials shop in the pavilion complete the space allocation plan. It is rare to fi nd a museum such as The University Art Museum in an actual art university that is the actual site for production and the education re-search, and in which the works of their collections and the present students and lecturers infl uence each other in a positive way.http://www.geidai.ac.jp

opening hours10:00-17:00 (Entry by 16:30) ,closed on mondaysentrance fee_ Adults 300 (250) yenStudents 100 (50) yen*( ) indicate prices for those in groups of 20 or more.

address12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo

how to get thereJR Ueno station_park exit5 minutes walk trough the park

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The Kyu Iwasaki house is situated in the Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens, the former estate of the Iwasaki clan who founded Mitsubishi.The house is a wooden two story building (with basement) that was com-pleted in 1896 and was the Iwasaki’s main residence. Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gar-dens is probably the most well preserved early western style building in Ja-pan. The subtle combination of western and Japanese styles in the building shows the intriguing history behind the adoption of western manners and lifestyle by Japan’s elite during the Meiji Era (1868-1912).The British architect Josiah Conder (1852-1920) had come to Japan in 1877 to teach at the Imperial College of Engineering Department of Architecture. While teaching, he designed more than a hundred western style buildings in Japan. In the Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens he also built the Billiards hall. source: http://taito-culture.jp/history/iwasaki/english/page_01.html

KYU - IWASAKI HOUSE, 1896Josiah Conder

address: 1-3-45, Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo

how to visit:The closest subway stop is Yushima Station (3 minute walk) on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

opening time:9:00 - 17:00 (No entry after 16:30), entry: 400 yen

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The Yoyogi National Gymnasium was built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. It is famous for the roof construction of its two buildings. The small hall has a roof that is hanging spirally on one single pillar. The big arenas roof is suspended by a high tension cable tautened between two giant pillars. It holds 13,291 peo-ple at a fl oor area of 910m², not using a single column inside. It is now primarily used for ice hockey and basketball. In October 1997, the NHL opened its season at the arena. The design later inspired Frei Otto’s arena designs for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

sources: www.ktaweb.com (offi cial site of kenzo tange associates); www.tokyo.catholic.jp (offi cial site of Archdiocese of Tokyo

YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM, 1964Kenzo Tange

address: Yoyogi Park, Tokyo

how to visit:close to “YOYOGIGÖEN” (metrosta-tion)

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Omotesando Hills is a well known urban development located in the Aoyama District of Tokyo. Designed as an artifi cial paradise for shopping enthusiasts as well as for local citizens, the Omotesando Hills is accommodating 130 shops and 38 apartments. By respecting the height of some apparently important zelkova trees nearby, the building is not exceeding height of six stories, therefore it goes six stories underground.Hiring the well known architect Tadao Ando to replace the previously built Dōjunkai Aoyama Apartments, the project raised controversial reaction from the public regarding the Japanese preservation policies of architecture, as these apartments were considered to be an important example of Japanese housing.

OMOTESANDOU HILLS, 2005Tadao Ando

address:4-12-10 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

how to visit:Omotesando Hills is on the northeast side of Omotesando Avenue, between Omotesando and Meijijingumae subway stations.

opening hours:Every day from 1100 till at least 2100 (shops) 2200 (cafes and restaurants)

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GYRE, 2007MVRDV

MVRDV picked up the line of earlier development with buildings focusing

on the vertical movement of their visitors. The strength of the concept is in

the organization and witness of program.

Gyre, also known as The Swirl, is generated from fi ve identical rectangular

fl oor plates that are rotated on a vertical axis and then trimmed to fi t the site

of Omotesando street. Gyre’s famous tenants are Chanel, Bulgari and MoMA

Design Store.

source: http://www.mvrdv.nl

address: (Omotesando Street)5-10-1, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

how to visit:nearest station: Omotesando

opening time:Shops: 11:00-20:00Restaurants: 11:00-24:00every day

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Omotesando Street home to manipulate shops featuring several interna-tional brand outlets. Hence, the street is sometimes referred to as ‘Tokyo’s Champs-Élysées’. On this prime location, Japanese architect duo Kazuyo Se-jima and Ryue Nishizawa, known collectively as SANAA, designed the build-ing that accommodates Dior.The building is gift-wrapped in a translucent skin that allows the building underneath to show through. The eff ect is achieved by using clear glass on the outside and a second displaced layer of translucent acrylic on the inside. The main structure of the building is a steel frame with 1 basement and 4 stories which are used principal for shops. The building area is 274.02m2 and the area of the total fl oor 1,492.01m2 .source: http://www.mimoa.eu/users/Alpha/Guides/Tokyo/

CHRISTIAN DIOR, OMOTESANDOKazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA 2004

address: Dior Omotesando 5-9-11 Jingumae Shibuya-ku ,Tokyo.

how to visit:The Dior building is on the southwest side of Omotesando Avenue, betweenOmotesando and Meijijingumae sub-way stations (near Meijijingumae).

opening time:Daily from 10.00 - 18.00

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Metaphorically refl ecting to the seemingly important zelkova trees that line Omotseando Avenue, Toyo Ito and his associates have materialised another high-end consumer temple in the famous Omotseando neighbourhood. The concrete representation of trees is accompanied by highly transparent glass facade, allowing light to fi ll the L-shaped building, which, as most of the buildings in Tokyo, has gone through space saving architectural “acro-batics”, to use the given micro-plot effi ciently. If you as a visitor happen to be important enough, you might experience the special room for private events on the 6th fl oor, or even enjoy a terraced roof garden.

TOD’S OMOTESANDO BUILDING, 2004Toyo Ito

Address:5-1-15 JingumaeShibuya-ku, Tokyo

How to visit:The Tod’s building is on the southwest side of Omotesando Avenue, between Omotesando and Meijijingumae subway stations..

Opening hours:open 11am to 8pm seven days a week. For more information please call +81 3 6419 2055.

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Having graduated from Tokyo University Jun Aoki worked at Arata Isozaki &

Associates before establishing his own Tokyo-based practice in 1991 to do

‘anything that seemed interesting’. Subsequent works have included diverse

directions such as a series of houses, public architecture, and fashion bou-

tiques as a current series of Louis Vuitton stores.

Louis Vuitton Ometesandou building exterior fi nish consists of two types

of metal mesh, polished stainless panels or two layers of glass ornamented

with patterns. LV Hall on the seventh fl oor has a triple-height ceiling and is

wrapped in a three-layered screen of metal mesh, glass and white lace em-

broidered with white ribbons.source: www.aokijun.com

LOUIS VUITTON, OMETESANDO, 2002Jun Aoki

Adress: 5-7-5, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

How to visit:Ometesando station

Opening time:11:00-20:00 every day.

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The Wacoal building, called Spiral by architect Fumihiko Maki was complet-ed in 1985. It is a multi-use building, with gallery space, multipurpose hall, cafe, restaurant and bar, salon, and shops spread over 10 561 m² (lot size: 1 736 m²).The defi ning feature of the building is a seemingly fl oat-ing spiral ramp (15m in diameter) that encircles the rear gallery space and climbs to the second fl oor. A succession of complicated and fragmented spaces and forms, ‘The Spiral’ pays tribute to the densely-built urban envi-ronment of Tokyo. A remark Fumihiko Maki made about “The Spiral”—”First I decompose the elements and then recompose”sources: http://www.spiral.co.jp/ http://architect.architecture.sk/fumihiko-maki-architect/fumihiko-maki-architect.php

SPIRAL, 1985Fumihiko Maki

address: 5-6-23 Minami Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo

how to visit:Tokyo Metro (Ginza, Chiyoda, or Hanzomon lines)Omotesando station, Exit B1

opening time:building should be accessable from 11:00 - 20:00, opening hours of facili-ties inside diff er

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The curtain wall of the seven story offi ce complex is constructed out of ex-truded aluminium mullions that span vertically from fl oor to fl oor and sup-port the monolithic tempered glass. The fi ns act as solar shading devices, reducing the amount of direct sunlight that reaches the fl oor to ceiling glass panels.

The building ,following the contours of the narrow ,site has an irregular fl oor plan that is also refl ected in the form of its volume. Part of its wedge shape south side is cantilevered, creating an interesting composition. source: Kengo Kuma: selected works Av Botond Bognár,Kengo Kuma

ONE OMOTESANDO, 2003Kengo Kuma

Address: 1-1-1 Minami-Aoyama Minato-ku, Tokyo

How to visit:Omotesando Subwaystation (Gree, Purple and Orange line)

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The idea behind the second PRADA epicenter store is “to reshape both the concept and function of shopping, pleasure and communication, to encour-age the meshing of consumption and culture.” (Jacques Herzog) Not willing to imagine how else could culture be meshed together with consumption, one has to admit that the architectural execution of the store is exceptional. Diff ering from the archetype of a shop building in Tokyo, the PRADA store astonishes by its structure and geometry. The structural frame is fi lled with distorted glass panels, which create a surreal transparency, a manipulated dialogue between the inside and outside. Besides of the optical anomalies, the interior is resembling a high fashion space station, and the only thing missing is the Ultra Man dressed in a hundred thousand yen costume.

PRADA STORE, 2003Herzog & De Meuron

Address:5-2-6 Minami-AoyamaMinato-ku, Tokyo

How to visit:Two minutes’ walk from Omotesando subway station, in Minami-Aoyama. Take exit A5 from the subway station, and follow Omotesando Avenue towards the southeast. You will immediately see the Prada store on your right.

Opening hours:The store is open daily (including Sundays) from 11am to 8pm. For more information and to check opening times please call +81 3 6418 0400.

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NEZU MUSEUM, 2009Kengo Kuma

Architect KUMA Kengo designed and supervised the reformation and new museum building. He has tried to create an experience of wa or Japanese harmony. The visitor will enter along the side of the new building, coming off the energized commercial streets of Omote Sando. Tradition has inspired the graceful expanse of Kuma’s massive tile roof and dark verticals of the ex-terior walls that signal entering a special place. Extensive use of glass in the entry and central hall brings the magnifi cent garden into interior spaces. At the same time the display galleries incorporate the latest technologies for viewing, climate control and preservation of objects.http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/

how to visit* 8 minute walk from Exit A5 of Omotesandō station of the Ginza, Hanzōmon and Chi-yoda subway lines.* 10 minute walk from Exit B3 (elevator exit) of Omotesandō Station.* 5 minute walk from Minami Aoyama 6-chōme bus stop on the Metropolitan Bus Shibu 88 that runs between Shibuya and Shinbashi Station.

opening hours10 am - 5 pm (entrance closes at 4:30 pm)Closed on Mondays, during exhibi-tion installations

address6-5-1 Minami-AoyamaMinatoku, Tokyo

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HH STYLE/LIMITED, 2005 Tadao Ando

hhstyle is mostly described as a building that appears like anything, but

a Tadao Ando building. It is a store with a collection of interior and vitra

goods. The interior is an inverse of the folded black steel exterior with no

windows but a few skylights . The overall eff ect relies on artifi cial light, less-

ening all possible distractions from the outisde. The carefully crafted con-

crete and glass exteriors of most of his designs is eschewed in favor of a

painted, seamless skin that focuses attention on its form and away from its

(lack of ) materiality.

source: http://www.archidose.org/Apr05/041105.html

address: 6-14-5, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

how to visit:nearest station: Omotesando

opening time:12:00-20:00every day.

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HH STYLE / SANAA, 2000Sanaa

hhstyle’s new furniture shop in Harajuku, designed by Kazuyo Sejima, is a store, that is diffi cult to miss with its mint-green glass facade emanating a subtle light that lures you in like the Sirens calling Odysseus. hhstyle is a de-sign lover’s paradise, the store is a virtual museum of great design. You’ll see names like Marc Newson, Ray and Charles Eames, Philippe Starck, Shigeru Ban, Eero Saarinen and Ann Demeulemeester.SANAA builds in the style of Minimalism, mostly with concrete, steel, alumi-num and glass. The materials usually remain untreated, they are only coated in white. Sejima describes her style: “We focus on the essence, this is the most important thing for us, and the essence of a space is just white. Being more reduced would not work, otherwise our architecture would be trans-parent and invisible. “ In the explanatory statement of the Pritzker Prize, the jury said: “Like only few other architects Sejima and Nishizawa explore the phenomena of spatial fl ow, light, transparency and materiality to create a unique, subtle synthesis. [...] Their buildings stand in contrast to bombastic rhetoric - the true quality is hidden deeper. SANAA represents an experi-mental architecture, architecture that shows how private life or public space, what is believed to be given and unchangeable, couldchange beyond pat-terns we are used to. “ address: 6-14-2 JingümaeShibuya-ku, Tokyo150-0001

T / F 03-3400-3435

how to visit:Closest station is the Meiji-Jingü-mae station, a train station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (station number: C03) and Tokyo Metro Fu-kutoshin Line (station number: F15)

opening time:Mon - Sun 12:00 - 20:00h

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MAKIMOTO GINZA 2, 2005Toyo Ito

Among many unique and glamorous buildings in the area, Mikimoto’s sec-

ond property in Ginza defi nitley stands out with its design. Toyo Ito designed

the world’s best pearl distributor Mikimoto’s boutique .

Scattering windows in diff erent shapes and sizes are lit up after dark, the

building appears as a luxurious jewelry box from a “fantasy” world. The light

pink exterior brightens the building on busy Ginza crossing.

The structure of the building is made by steel frame and cast concrete, 1

basement and 9 stories with 2,205.02m2 total fl oor area which are used

shops, restaurants and offi ces .

address: 2-4-12 Ginza , Chuo-ku ,Tokyo , Japan

how to visit:Transport:Yurakucho Station(Keihin Tohoku, YamanoteLines: Central Exit) / GinzaStation (Ginza, Hibiya,Marunouchi Lines : Exit A13)

opening time:Mon – Sat 11:00 – 19:30Sun, Holiday 11:00 – 19:00

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MAISON HERMÉS, 2001Renzo Piano

The building is owned by the French luxury empire of Jean Louis Dumas and

is the corporate headquarters and retail store of Hermes Japan. The 6,000

square meter building contains shopping space, workshops, offi ces, exhibi-

tion spaces and multimedia areas all topped by a roof garden.

The design intention of the architect, Renzo Piano, was that of a “magic lan-

tern”, inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns. In the daytime the translu-

cent facade gives a hint of what is beyond, blurred by the thickness of the

glass block (43cm by 43cm). At night the entire building (45m long by 11m

wide, 50m high) is glowing from within.

On the exterior, at eye level, the glass block facade is punctuated with clear

glass block which displays Hermes products beyond.source:http://archrecord.construction.com/Projects/bts/archives/retail/Hermes/overview.asphttp://www.fl oornature.com/progetto.php?id=4454&sez=30§

address: 5-4-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku,Tokyo

how to visit:Take the Hibiya, Marunouchi or Ginza line to Ginza subwaystation.

opening time:Monday - Sunday: 10.00 - 19.00Wednesday: closed.

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The Swatch fl agship store stands out from the surrounding high-end fash-ion boutiques on this densely packed street. There is no doorway, no visible sign, and no glass storefront. A subtle change in fl oor material marks the low-key threshold between the sidewalk and the interior showroom. The massive lobby is dotted with glazed hydraulic elevators, planted trees, and a 13-story-tall hanging garden wall.

The Swatch building’s interior living wall, a series of stacked planters that extends through to the top fl oor, has its own vertical watering system. At upper levels, the ability for users to control the ventilation by opening steel-and-glass shutters, like giant folding garage doors, decreases the reliance on the mechanical ventilation systems.

source: www.architectureweek.com

SWATCH FLAGSHIPSTORE, 2005Shigeru Ban

address: Chou Dori 44

How to visit:Ginza Subwaystation (Red, Grey and Orange line)

Opening time:Mon - Sun 10 am- 20 pm

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The Sony Building opened in Ginza on April 29, 1966, and its unique struc-

ture and design have made it a popular topic of conversation ever since.

The designers of the Sony Building was inspired by New York’s Guggenheim

Museum, and adopted a unique architectural style - the world’s fi rst ”fl ower

petal structure” - for its time.

The building’s notable appearance and lack of unnecessary ornamentation,

as well as the precision of its construction, make it seem as if the building

itself is a giant Sony product, representing the renowned functional beauty.

SONY BUILDING, 1964Yoshinobu Ashihara

how to visit: A 5-minute walk from Yurakucho Station on the JR Yamanote Line, A 1-minute walk from Exit B9 of Ginza Station

address: 5-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,

opening hours: open everydaystores open from 11am to 7pm

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In Jun Aokis design of the exterior wall of the Louis Vuitton Store in Ginza Namiki, white, translucent alabaster from India is cast in beige glassfi ber-re-inforced concrete (GRC) and polished so that square shapes, large and small, appear to be scattered randomly in the wall, somewhat like terrazzo. Square areas, large and small, are also randomly arranged over the exterior wall as a whole. In those areas, the back of the panel is polished to a thickness of 15 millimeters and reinforced with a glass panel. These square areas alternately light up and vanish. The display windows too seem like fragments in ter-razzo; three layers of highly-transparent glass are combined and made fl ush with the exterior wall. The opaque wall panels are connected to the struc-ture by GRC rib-bolts; the transparent panels are supported by glass DPS.

sources: www.aokijun.com (offi cial site of Jun Aokis Atelier)

LOUIS VUITTON GINZA NAMIKI, 2004Jun Aoki

address: 7-6-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

how to visit:close to “GINZA” (metrostation)

opening time:10.00 - 19.00

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LANVIN BOUTIQUE GINZA, 2004 Hiroshi Nakamura

The Flagship Boutique of Lanvin is located in Ginza central street, one of the busiest fashion districts in down town Tokyo. The excellent sewing tech-nique of the brand is translated into the building by embedding 3000 clear acrylic cy- linders into a steel plate to give the impression of Lanvin’s dia-mond encrusted party dress. “I regard architecture as an aggregate of light particles, that transforms ac-cording to ambient conditions such as weather or street scene. I aim to ex-press architecture through using those particles, refl ecting the surrounding environment into the interior space and vice versa. We looked into tradi-tional methods of shipbuilding, and developed a technique whereby con-stricted cylinders, which were frozen in advance, were inserted into the steel wall. The cylinders then expanded to fi t in the holes as they slowly adjusted to the room temperature. This enabled acrylic and steel to coexist in their naturalist expression ”, says architect Hiroshi Nakamura.

address: 7-9-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku104-0061 TOKYOJAPAN

T 03 3289 2788

How to visit:

Get off at Shinbashi station and follow the Daiichi-Keihin, cross the Showa Dori and follow then the Chuo Dori - R., until you see the Lanvin store on the right side.

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DIOR GINZA, 2004Kumiko Inui

The building is tall, stately, and understated. Its exterior draws the eye for the very reason that it lacks the fl ash and trash of neighboring structures. It is the iPod of Tokyo architecture.The facade is what most buildings are judged on, and Dior gave it`s best for this one. It manages to convey both a smooth and dimpled texture at the same time. The trick is that there are actually two facades on the build-ing. An outer skin is made of steel and punctured with thousands of holes which reveal the illuminated inner skin, which is also patterned. Combined, they create a dignifi ed pattern that is somewhere between the Burberry tar-tan and a gift-wrapped birthday present. The result is truly magnifi cent. The building’s facade is illuminated by fi ber optics at night.

source: www.glasssteelandstone.com, www.tenplusone.inax.co.jp, www.tokyoarchitecture.info

opening hours10am - 6pm

address5-6-1 Ginza, Tokyo

how to get theremetro station Ginza, exit B3

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KABUKI-ZA THEATRE, 1889Kashiwagi, Okata, Yoshida

Since it opened in 1889, the Kabuki-za theatre with its diverse history, is now the centre in traditional culture. Since its fi rst performance which took place in Kyoto at the beginning of 17th century, there have been many innova-tions made to Kabuki. The Kabuki-za was burned to the ground in a fi re in October,1921. Rebuilding began in the following June. Uncompleted, the theatre was again damaged, by the great earthquake that hit the Kanto area in September, 1923. The new theatre was fi nally completed in December of the following year. Plays still continued even during the war years, until a massive air raid on Tokyo on May, 1945 completely gutted the building, leaving only the outer walls standing. Kabuki-za was rebuilt for the third time and reopened in January, 1951. http://www.kabuki-za.co.jp/

how to visit* right in front of the Higashi Ginza Station of the Hibiya and Toei Asakusa subway line.* Tokyo station = 15 minutes/Subway* Ginza main intersection = 5 minutes/Walk

opening hours

Matinees 11:00 am - 03:45 pmEvening Shows 4:30 pm - 09:00 pm

address

4-12-5 Ginza, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo

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The sweeping form of the volume that contains the Glass Hall, the main en-trance lobby to the entire complex, forms an arc that follows the lines of the bounding railway to the east. Four volumes contain large performance spaces and a conference room. Each of these volumes is treated as an inde-pendent building.The structural system of the glass hall is extremely light, its transparent fa-cade and ceiling made possible by an innovative truss system of arched steel beams in compression and cable elements in tension in repetition over its 225 meter length, all supported by only two columns located on the center of the longitudinal axis at each end of the hall. This hull-like form of the ceil-ing structure seen through the laminated glass facade creates a distinctive mark on the Tokyo skyline.source: http://www.galinsky.com/buildings

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM 1989-1996Rafael Vinoly

address5-1 Marunouchi 3-chomeChiyoda-kuTokyo 100-0005

how to visitone-minute walk from Yurakucho Station or fi ve-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station

for opening hours contacttelephone +81 3-5221-9000.

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Tsukiji Market is best known as one of the world’s largest fi sh markets, han-dling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day. The sight of the many kinds of fresh fi sh, shellfi sh and other seafood and the busy atmosphere of scooters, trucks, sellers and buyers hurrying around, make it the most fa-mous of over ten wholesale markets for metropolitan Tokyo.Just outside of the wholesale market is a thriving “outside market” of small retail shops and restaurants that cater to the public. A visit to Tsukiji Market is best combined with a fresh sushi breakfast or lunch at one of the onsite or local restaurants. Restaurants typically open around fi ve in the morning and close between 12:00 and 15:00. Since the wholesale area of Tsukiji Market is a site where serious business is conducted, it is important for visitors not to interfere with the action by adhering to the following rules: - Visit the tuna auction only between 5:00am and 6:15am! - Do not enter areas restricted to authorized personnel! - Do not obstruct traffi c! - Do not bring large bags or suitcases into the market! - Do not take fl ash photography during the tuna auction! - Do not enter the market in high heeled shoes or sandals! - Do not bring small children or pets! - Do not smoke in the market! - Do not touch the fi sh!

TSUKIJI FISH MARKET

how to visit:* Just above Tsukijishijo Station on the Subway Oedo Line* 5 minute walk from Tsukiji Station on the Subway Hibiya Line* The closest JR station is Shimbashi, from where you can walk to the market in about 15 minutes

address: 5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo Prefecture 104-0045, Japan

opening time:Tuna Auctions 5:00 am - 6:15 amOuter Market varies by shop, typically 5:00 to 14:00

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The Port, built from 2000 till 2002 for € 220 000 000, is a new type of trans-portation space integrated with urban facilities (all together 48 000m2). Rather than conceiving the building as an object of the pier, detached from its context, it is designed as an extension of the pier ground, simultaneously hos- ting the terminal functions and creating a very large urban park on the roof of the terminal. To ensure maximum urban life throughout the termi-nal, the building is organised around a circulation system which challenges both, the linear characteristic of piers and the directionality of the circula-tion, by using a series of programmatically-specifi c interlocking circulation loops. This system produces an uninterrupted and multi-directional space, rather than a conventional gateway. The building is constructed as a sys-tematic transformation of the lines of the circulation diagram into a folded surface that hosts additional program. Sources: www.f-o-a.net, Architecture Now!

YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TERMINAL, 2002FOA (Foreign Offi ce Architects)

address: Osanbashi Pier1-1-4 Kaigan-dori Naka-kuYokohama-shiJapan

how to visit:It’s best, you’ll take the Minato Mirai Line and get off at Nihon Odori Sta-tion. Then 10 minutes on foot to reach Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal. Keep the sea straight ahead.

opening time:Rooftop > 24 hrs.2nd fl oor > 9:00 - 21:30h1st fl oor (parking) > 24 hrs.

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KAMATAÖTA

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947 merging the old wards of Ōmori and Kamata.As of 2008, the quarter has an esti-mated population of 677,341 and a density of 11,360 persons per km². The total area is 59.46 km². Ōta’s hub is situated around the two Kamata Stations (JR Kamata and Keikyu Ka-mata) where the Ōta Ward Offi ce and central Post Offi ce can be found.

Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport, HND), now the main domes-tic airport for the Greater Tokyo Area, began with the establishment of Haneda Airfi eld in 1931 in the town of Haneda, Ebara District of Tokyo Prefecture. In 1945, it became Hane-da Army Air Base under the control of the United States Army. In the same year, the Occupation ordered the expansion of the airport, evict-ing people from the surroundings on 48 hours’ notice. With the end of the occupation, the Americans returned part of the facility to Japa-nese control in 1952, completing the return in 1958.

Haneda Airport in Ōta was the major international airport for Tokyo, and handled traffi c for the Tokyo Olym-pics. The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya stand to the north, and Kōtō lies to the east. Across the Tama River in Kanagawa Prefecture is the city of Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west.

Landmarks * Ikegami Honmonji, a Buddhist temple founded by Nichiren in the 13th century * Ōmori Shell Mound site * Senzoku Pond, where Nichiren is said to have washed his feet. The grave of Katsu Kaishu is nearby.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo/Otahttp://en.wikipedia.org/

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MORIYAMA HOUSE, 2005Ryue Nishizawa

“In this house, the client is given the freedom to decide which part of this cluster of rooms is to be used as a residence or as rental rooms. He may switch among the series of living and dining rooms or use several rooms at a time according to the season or other circumstances. The domain of the residence changes after his own life.”The Moriyama House can be explored in concept of mixing public and privat space by architect Ryue Nishizawa. Every room seema to be a small hous itself. Create a wonderful composition of a private space where every of the 6 tenants has his own “home” . Unit C acts as the living room where all inhabitants can meet. This stricking concept makes the Moriyama House almost like a little village.

source: www.gravestmor.com

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HON-ATSUGI

Hon-Atsugi Station is a major stop on the Odakyu Electric Railway’s Odawara Line serving the city of Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, Ja-pan. All rapid express and most lim-ited express (Romancecar) services also make stops here.The station also serves as a transfer point for local and intercity buses of the Kanagawa Chuo Company, with direct service to Morioka, the Shink-ansen Shin-Yokohama Station, Nar-ita Airport, Haneda Airport, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara.

Kanagawa Prefecture is a relative-ly small prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Honshū, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater To-kyo Area.The quarter has an estimated popu-lation of 8,965,000 and a density of 3,711.6 /km². The total area is 2,415.42 km²

Kanagawa

The southeastern area nearby the Mi-ura Peninsula is less urbanized, with the ancient city of Kamakura drawing tourists to temples and shrines. The western part, bordered by Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture on the west, is more mountainous and includes resort areas like Odawara and Hakone. The area, stretching 80 km from west to east and 60 km from north to south, contains 2,400 sq km of land, accounting for 0.64 % of the total land area of Japan.

Topographically, the prefecture consists of three distinct areas. The mountainous western region fea-tures the Tanzawa Mountain Range and Hakone Volcano. The hilly east-ern region is characterized by the Tama Hills and Miura Peninsula. The central region, which surrounds the Tama Hills and Miura Peninsula, con-sists of fl at stream terraces and low lands around major rivers including the Sagami River, Sakai River, Tsurumi

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The Tama River forms much of the boundary between Kanagawa and Tokyo. The Sagami River fl ows through the middle of the prefecture. In the western region, the Sakawa River runs through a small lowland, the Sakawa Lowland, between Hakone Volcano to the west and theŌiso Hills to the east and fl ows into Sagami Bay.The Tanzawa Mountain Range, part of the Kantō Mountain Range, contains Mount Hiru (1,673 m), the highest peak in the prefecture. Other mountains measure similar mid-range heights: Mount Hinokiboramaru (1,601 m),

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KAIT KOBO, 2008Junya Ishigami

A white forest in a grey fi eld, Junya Ishigami’s university project space in the foothills west of Tokyo is a building designed to almost disappear. The whole facade is made entierly out of glass that is supported and attached to fl at glass ‘columns’; together with the thin roof they give the building an extreme feeling of lightness. It appears to be a pavilion, but is in fact a stu-dio - workspace, which has more than enough natural light throughout the day coming through the glass facade as well as through the roof windows.The forest comprises 305 slender steel 5m-high columns, irregularly orien-tated and distributed throughout the space, while the fi eld from which they rise is a distorted square bed of concrete, slightly raised above the surround-ing bitumen. www.architect-studio.blogspot.com, www.jpdesign.org

addressShimo-ogino Atsugi Kanagawa 243-0292

how to get thereShinjuku- Hon Atsugi station (40 minutes by express)then 20 minutes bus, bound for Tobio Danchi, exit Kanagawa Kakadaigaku- mae

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TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 2007Toyo Ito & Associates

The library is a place to be shared by both students and staff members across all disciplines. To let the people’s fl ows and views freely penetrate the build-ing, Toyo Ito imagined a structure of randomly placed arches, creating the sensation as if the sloping fl oor and the front garden’s scenery were continu-ing within the building. In plan these steel arches are arranged along curved lines which cross at several points. The spatial diversity one experiences by walking through the arches diff erent in span and height changes shame-lessly from a cloister-like space fi lled with natural light to the impression of a tunnel that cannot be penetrated visually.

source: http://www.dezeen.com/2007/09/11/tama-art-university-library-by-toyo-ito/El Croquis: Toyo Ito 2005-2009

address: Hachioji Campus: 2-1723 Yarimizu, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0394, Japan

how to visit:Hashimoto station(JR Yokohama or Keio line)than bus: Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu(Tama Bijutsu Daigaku)

opening time for a group:13:00-15:00every Tuesday.

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The St. Mary’s Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. The original structure of 1899 was a wooden building in the Gothic style. It was burned during World War II. Kenzo Tange realized this project with the assistance of some european architects and engeneers. Amogst them the Zurich architect Max Lechner. The plan of the building is in the form of a cross, from which eight hyperbolic parabolas rise up. These open upwards to form a cross of light which continues vertically the length of the four facades. The bell tower is 61.68m in height and stands at a little distance from the main building of the cathedral which maximum hight is 39.42m . The total fl oor area of the church is 3,650m�. The exterior surfaces are clad in stainless steel, which gives them a special radiance in keeping with the religious character of the building. sources: www.ktaweb.com ; www.tokyo.catholic.jp

ST. MARY CATHEDRAL, 1964Kenzo Tange

address: 3-15-16 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

how to visit: “EDOGAWABASHI” (Yurakucho Line, exit 1A)

“MEJIRO STATION”(JR), then bus n.61 in front of Mitsui Bank, to Chinzan-so

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Six vertical concrete pillars, each with a pair of poured diagonal (45°) struts support the roof slab. Overall height of the house was limited to fi ve meters on the street facades, owing the local codes. The solution in order to receive two stories was to construct very thin slabs that are supported by the di-agonal struts. Shortly after the design had been fi nalized, it was decided to add a (semi-cylindrical corrugated steel) hut on the roof (by regulation not a contradiction to height restriction) not only to build extra space but also to integrate a “savage thought” (Anthropologist Claude Levi Strauss).The outer shell of the structure was made in one pour the greater part of the second storey infrastructure contains light inserted materials.The overhanging part of the second storey at the left from front creates a two-car carport adjacent to the ground fl oor offi ce and workshop.Insulation–laminated plywood was used for interior form work.

Source: Kazuo Shinohara - “Houses and drawings”

HOUSE IN UEHARA , 1976Kazuo Shinohara

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TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART SPACE, 1990Yoshinobu Ashihara

The theater’s enormous glass atrium attracts visitors inside, where they can choose from fi ve diff erent halls. The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space was de-signed by Yoshinobu Ashihara as a signifi cant infl uence on Tokyo’s “hidden order” in the twentieth century.13,290.44m2Total area: 49,739.00m2Structural type: ferroconcrete partly iron frameNumber of fl oors: 4 fl oors underground, 10 fl oors above the groundMain facilities: 1.Hall facilities(1) Main Hall 1,999 seats (including movable ones)(2)Medium Hall 841 seats (3)Small Hall 1 300 seats (variable)(4)Small Hall 2 300 seats (variable)source: http://www.geigeki.jp/

address: 1-8-1 Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,

how to visit:Subway StationIkebukuro

oppening ours: closed: 5 / 6 - 13 / 2010, when opened: inhouse shops: ~10:00-20:00

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Kazuo Shinohara studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology, (TIT) fi nishing in 1953, and become professor in 1970. He established his own practice in 1954, going on to design more than 30 residential buildings, as well as many key public buildings across Japan. Japan’s most infl uential architects, such as Toyo Ito, Itsuko Hasegawa and Kazunari Sakamoto, studied closely with Shinohara during his 33-year academic tenure.Shinohara was one of the fi rst designers to embrace Tokyo’s chaotic urban condition as a design theme. Shinohara his style with massive truss-like structure inside, a development of the free-standing columnar theme fi rst used in the ‘House in White’, Tokyo (1966). His designs are characterized by a powerful expression of architectural elements which he uses in symbolic ways.

Source: Kazuo Shinohara: Kazuo Shinohara, TOTO Shuppan 1996.

HOUSE IN WHITE, 1966Kazuo Shinohara

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The house is intended to be a refl ection of the owner’s lifestyle. It is open to the outdoors and utilizes contemporary materials in new interpretations of traditional Japanese styles. Wide deck spaces are attached to the east and south sides of the second-fl oor living room and tent-like curtains are hung on the outer facade between the second and third fl oors. Interior condi-tons are controlled by opening and closing this Japanese-style “curtain wall”. In winter, a set of glazed doors (in combination with the curtain) can com-pletely enclose the house for insulation and privacy. This thin membrane takes the place of shoji and sudare screens, and fusuma doors that appear in the traditional Japanese house. ‘Mies invented the glass curtain wall’, Ban explained, ‘but I just used a cur-tain’.

http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com

CURTAIN WALL HOUSE, 1995Shigeru Ban Architects

how to visit:* JR Saikyo Line, near Itabashi station * Subway station Oyama

address: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo

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Kiyonori Kikutake , born in 1928 in Kurume, Japan, is one of Japanese archi-

tects today. He is well known as one of the original founders of Metabolism,

a major Japanese contribution to modern architectural philosophy.

The Sky House became the gambit of the Metabolist Movement and pro-

pelled Kikutake as one of its fi gureheads. Frustrated with the way Tokyo was

being rebuilt, this boisterous group of youngsters outlined their ideas in a

bilingual pamphlet called Metabolism: the proposals for a new urbanism.

Put forth during the World Design Conference in Tokyo in 1960, this docu-

ment became the group’s declaration of independence from both the gov-

ernment and CIAM. The Sky House fl ies no longer. It has landed. Its translu-

cent partition, closed shutters, and lush garden ground it to the city.

Source: www.kikutake.co.jp

SKY HOUSE, 1958Kiyonori Kikutake

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The Tower House is one of the most famous “experimental mininum houses” in Japan. The site area is 20.56 sqm, building area is only 11.80 sqm . This house was appreciated as an architectual manifesto of living inside the city. To the street it has a closed concrete exterior with no windows on the street elevation; this, however, is extended outwards to the city by a slat ting parapet and overhanging roof-terrace acting as transitional elements be-tween inside and out. Inside the sequence of spaces refers to an traditional japanese house, the rooms are arranged after each other like pearls on a necklace just vertical.Takamitsu Azuma and his family have been living here over 40 years.

source: http://www.tripwolf.com/de/guide/show/298587/Japan/Tokio/BonsaiArchitektur

TOWER HOUSE, 1966Takamitsu Azuma

address: 3-39-7 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

how to visit:Subway: Gaienmae (G03) (Ginza-line)

opening time:private house of the architect

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Like an elusive, albeit oversized, piece of a jigsaw puzzle, Kazuyo Sejima’s

residential project is hidden at the heart of Yokohama. One half of renowned

Tokyo-based architecture fi rm SANAA, Sejima designed this slinky apart-

ment block under her Kazuyo Sejima & Associates guise. Bucking the trend

for herding tenants into cell-like fl ats, she has aff orded each apartment its

own character, using the curvature of each section to create unexpected

spatial permutations. Despite the playful agenda, the abstracted spaces are

practical, with at least two straight walls each for ease of decoration. The

curvy structure allows for airy courtyards, light-fi lled terraces and patches of

greenery, giving the block a sense of both privacy and community.

HOUSE IN OKURAYAMA, 2008Kazuyo Sejima

how to visit:* Nearest Metro: Tokyu Toyoko Line, Okurayama Station, Yokohama, Kana-gawa

address: Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Tokyo

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TACHIKAWA

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Architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka joined forces with Kashiwa Sato, one of Tokyo’s most respected creative directors, to build and brand, a novel kind of kindergarten in Tachikawa, a suburban area of Tokyo.‘Children love to run in circles’, states Takaharu when describing the genesis of this building. This idea meshed well with the client’s simple brief, hav-ing visited Roof House (AR October 2001), he wanted a roof house for 500 children. The building’s distinctive form also supports the kindergarten’s mode of operation, the Montessori education method, by providing a fl ex-ible, robust and secure framework within which to encourage key notions of independence and freedom. With Japan’s climate allowing screens to be open eight months of the year, spaces merge with each other and with the gardens.‘A single village without dead ends. Three existing large trees are left in the building, aiming at a totally environmental architecture. “

FUJI KINDERGARTEN, 2007Tezuka Architects

address: 2-7-1 Kamisuna-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo

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Austrian EmbassyTokio 1-1-20 Moto Azabu, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0046Tel: 03-3451-8281Fax: 03-3451-8283tokio-ob@bmeia.gv.atBesucherverkehr: Montag - Freitag, 09.00 - 12.00 h(entfällt an Feiertagen)Amtsstunden: Montag - Freitag, 09.00 - 17.00 Uhrwww.bmeia.gv.at/botschaft/tokio.html

Latvian Embassy , Japan37-11 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku150-0047TokyoJapanPhone:+81-3-3467-6888Fax:+81-3-3467-6888

embassy.japan@mfa.gov.lv

Polish Embassy , Japan2-13-5 Mita153-0062Meguro-kuTokyoJapanPhone:+81-3-57947020Fax:+81-3-57947024polamb@poland.or.jp

www.poland.or.jp

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo,Japan5-12-2 Minami Azabu,Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047Tel. +81-3-3440-2611Fax. +81-3-3440-2620emb.tokyo@mfa.no

Opening hours (Mon -Fri )9:00-12:30 / 13:30-17:00

Hungarian Embasy, Japan2-17-14. Mita, Minato-ku, 108-0073,TokyoPhone: +81-3-3798-8801 / 2 / 3 / 4Fax: +81-3-3798-8812mission.tio@kum.hu

EmergencyFire, rescue, or an ambu-lance, dial “119”Police, dial “110”English speaking opera-tors are on duty 24 hours a day. Your calls are free of charge.

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SURVIVING THE TRIPKnow your ‘going out’ options. You’ll have to choose between heading home early on the last train, staying out much later and catching the fi rst, or taking a taxi. The subway operates between 5 am and 1 am, when all transportation services cease.

Signs on subway stations include the station names in English. Each line has a letter (example: the Ginza line has a line symbol of G) and a color. You simply follow the signs indicating the line symbol + line color.

When you arrive at the platform there are two ways of recognizing your preferred station / direction- using the station name as your guide– they appear in English, or there is a letter and number code to identify it each station. The letter stands for the line, the number refl ects where on the line the station is.

Buy prepaid rail passes. They are rechargeable “smart cards”. There are two major brands of rail pass: Suica, and Pasmo. They can be used on just about every subway, train and bus line in Tokyo (with the exception of JR’s Shinkansen and limited express trains). Most Tokyo Subway tickets and rail passes are sold from automated vending machines which have an English language option (see note below for more detail). Ticket machines are located at each subway station. Some of the larger stations have ticketing offi ces. There is an initial ¥500 deposit that you must pay when purchasing a rail pass, this fee is refundable at the subway station when you leave Japan. You choose how much money you want to put on the pass.

Swipe the card over the card reader on the gate, which is indicated by a blue light. When you place your ticket, it will display the amount of cash left on your pass. Going out of the station without knowing the right exit number for your desired destination, can lead to extensive walking in the endless passageways of the Tokyo subway system. You can fi nd your exit number easily on the vicinity maps which are located on the platforms, orafter exiting the fare gate.

TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPSbuying a ticket, surviving a tripBUYING A TICKET

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SPECIAL TICKETS A whole variety of day passes is available for the Tokyo area. Day passes are sold at train stations and vending machines and are valid from the fi rst train in the morning until the last train in the evening.

TOKYO FREE KIPPU (1580 YEN)Unlimited use of all subway lines (Toei and Tokyo Metro) and JR trains in the central Tokyo area on one calendar day. It is also valid on buses and streetcars operated by Toei.

TOEI AND TOKYO METRO ONE-DAY ECONOMY PASS (1000 YEN)Unlimited use of all subway lines (Toei and Tokyo Metro) on one calendar day.

TOKYO METRO OPEN TICKET (1-DAY: 600 OR 710 YEN; 2-DAY: 980 YEN)Unlimited use of the nine Tokyo Metro subway lines, but not the four Toei subway lines. A regular one day pass costs 710 yen, while a tourist version is available for 600 yen (one day) and 980 yen (two consecutive days). The tourist version is only available at Narita Airport.

TOEI ONE-DAY ECONOMY PASS (700 YEN)Unlimited use of the four Toei subway lines, buses and streetcars on one calendar day. It is not valid on the nine Tokyo Metro subway lines.

TOKUNAI PASS (730 YEN)Unlimited use of JR trains in the central Tokyo area on one calendar day.

HOLIDAY PASS (2300 YEN)Unlimited use of local and rapid JR trains in the greater Tokyo area (including Yokohama and Kamakura) on one calendar day. It can only be used on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and certain holiday seasons. Elsewhere on the site is a guide devoted to the Holiday Pass.

PREPAID CARDS don’t give you any discounts, but they make the process of taking trains easier, as you do not always need to buy a ticket before riding a train.

SUICA AND PASMOSuica and PASMO are prepaid IC cards, that can be used interchangeably on most trains and buses in Greater Tokyo, including JR trains, subways and other non-JR trains. Elsewhere on the site is a guide devoted to Suica and PASMO.

The JAPAN RAIL PASS is valid only on JR trains. It cannot be used on subways or any other non-JR train.

Experiencing the rush hourThe weekday rush hour peaks are between 8am and 9am in the morning, and shortly after 5pm in the evening . Rush hours are most extreme in Tokyo, but can also be pretty heavy in Japan’s other major cities.

Often during the morning rush hour, traffi c on certain urban and suburban trains is so intense that passengers are pressed against each other so that they are unable to move. In railway stations, passenger streams have to be neatly organized by signs, lanes and station personnel in order to keep everything moving.

To experience Tokyo’s most extreme rush hour congestion, take a ride in the hindmost car of the JRSaikyo Line from Akabane to Ikebukuro on a weekday morning between 8:15 and 8:45.Other particularly crowded rail sections during the Tokyo morning rush hour include Ueno toOkachimachi (JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku Lines), Nakano to Shinjuku (JR Chuo Line) andKinshicho to Ryogoku (JR Sobu Line).

TOKYO SUB/RAILWAY TIPSa provisional list of tickets, prices and attractions

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Road Rules- Bicycles basically follow the same traffi c laws as automobiles. All traffi c signs and signals apply to bicyles as well.- Bicycles keep left on radways.- Riding in the opposite direction is prohibited.- Basically ride on the roadway. However, you may ride on the sidewalk.- Pedestrians have the right of way on the sidewalks. Cyclists bear responsiblity for accidents with pedestrians.- Helmets are optional but strongly recommended.- Lights and a refl ectors are required for night riding.(you will be stopped without one. )- Drunk riding is against the law.- Don’t be Intimidated by Honking Cars. Cars will honk at you just to make sure you know a car is coming.

In theory, bicycles are supposed to use the streets and not the sidewalks, except when signs indicate that the sidewalks are for common use by pedestrians and cyclists. In praxis, however, cyclists tend to use the sidewalks at all times.

Due to the high popularity of bicycles, there are dedicated bicycle parking areas near most railway stations and shopping centers. Here and there you may even fi nd multi-storey parking garages for exclusive use by bicycles.Where there is a lack of designated parking space, bicycles will be ruthlessly parked even in clearly designated non-parking zones. In some areas, wrongly parked bicycles may be removed by the local authorities and can only get returned against a fi ne.

Bicycle theft is not uncommon. Especially the scenario of being stranded at a railway station without continuing bus connection or someone to drive you home, creates occasional thieves. In order to fi ght bicycle theft, every bicycle in Japan is supposed to be registered with the police against a small onetime fee.

TOKYO BICYCLE TIPStricks and tips, one advertisment

Rental BikesTOKYO RENT A BIKE3-5-11 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo (7 min from Nakameguro Station)TEL. 080-3209-9996tokyorentabike@yahoo.co.jpOpen 10am-1pm - Pick up Bike before 1pm, return by 8pm.Rental Fee900 yen ALL DAY for 6 gear bikes600 ALL DAY for single gear bikes.

COOL BIKE BICYCLE RENTALbike pickup at Subway exit B4b (Starbucks is at its right side.) The station has the Tokyo Metro Nanboku line, Yurakucho line, Touzai line, Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Ooedo line and JR Soubu line.Rental fee : Pickup at Iidabashi Station: 2,000 yen, Delivery to hotel: 2,500 yenhttp://www.coolbike.jp/index.php/ems_en.html MUJIRUSHI RYOUHIN YUURAKUCHO1 min walk frim JR "Yuraku-Cho" Sta. Kyobashi Exit. You can casually stroll around Ginza and Marunouchi using the rental bikes. Fee(weekdays) 525yen/day (tax included) Fee(weekends) 1,050yen/day (tax included) Deposit 3,000� (cash only, returned on bike return)Time 10:00-20:00 (registration 18:00)Passport or ID requiredReservations acceptedhttp://www.mujiyurakucho.com/info/index.asp

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STUDENT LIST

1.Berzins Karlis , doctor.berzins@gmail.com, 0680.1274411

2.Bruck Emilia, emilia.mariaanna@gmail.com, 0650.9273477

3. Eskevik Aase Haug, eskevik@hotmail.com, 0676.3621961

4. Fodor Kata, fodor-ka@hotmail.com, 0650.3242079

5. Groskaufmanis Matiss, matissgr@gmail.com, 0699.10603642

6. Hammer Sara, sara_hammer2000@yahoo.de, 0650.3030647

7. Klich Dawid, d.klich@gmx.at, 0676.5859628

8. Liszt Fabian, fabian.liszt@yahoo.de, 0699.10989794

9. Mandl Manuela, manuela.mandl@gmx.at, 0699.10229318

10. Oltay Matthias, r0650859@student.akbild.ac.at, 0699.10152006

11. Prokop Romana, romana@cnm.at, 0676.6306803

12. Scheicher Doris, doris_sch@gmx.net, 0650.2102369

13.Theuer Marie-Orit, orit@gmx.at, 0664.4488921

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