Course instructors Kengo Kuma and Yusuke Obuchi have invited other leading Japanese architects to participate. Materials are delivered in Japanese with English subtitles.
Framed between the two Tokyo Olympics of 1964 and 2020, this series will explore and reflect on the diversity of contemporary Japanese architecture by focusing on four facets: theory, technology, city, and humans. Through lectures by instructors and discussions with some of the most influential Japanese architects, the course will trace the development of contemporary Japanese architecture and will consider its future direction.

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[Course Page] FOUR FACETS OF JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE: THEORY

This course has been made available via edX, a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) provider established in 2012 by partner university MIT. Registration is free and is open worldwide (official course completion certificates available for a fee). This course is presented in Japanese with English subtitles.