Distillation of Architecture: 家具 Symposium

An afternoon symposium to mark the opening of Distillation of Architecture: 家具, an exhibition celebrating more than 30 years of collaboration between Maeda and the AA.

Distillation of Architecture: 家具 is an exhibition of four new commissions that reimagine furniture and domestic structures to demonstrate how our living spaces can be transformed through architectural and material thinking.

The symposium will be an opportunity to hear from the four Japanese design teams as they present their work and reflect on their working methods and inspirations. The afternoon will conclude with a conversation reflecting on the history of more than 30 years of collaboration between the AA and Maeda.

The symposium will be followed by the Distillation of Architecture: 家具 exhibition opening from 6.30pm onwards in the AA Lecture Hall, Galley and Front Members’ Room.

Schedule:

2pm Introduction by Shin Egashira and Ingrid Schroder

2.15pm Suzuko Yamada Architects + Yuki Murakami

2.35pm Studio mnm with Kittaka Brothers & Corp, Bansyo, iskw_sss and Imatoku Kogei

2.55pm Conversation with Takeshi Hayatsu + Q&A

3.45pm Break

4pm Jo Nagasaka + Sagara Ikuya

4.20pm Tsubame Architects + Hidakuma Studio (presenting in English)

4.40pm Conversation with Silvana Taher + Q&A

5.30pm Break

5.45pm AA x Maeda Collaboration by Ingrid Schroder, Shin Egashira and Soji Maeda

6.30pm Closing remarks