Japan’s eccentric architecture
“Struggling Cities: From Japanese Urban Projects In The 1960s”, an international travelling exhibition on the theme of Japanese architecture and the city, will be at the Art Centre of Silpakorn University, Wang Thapra campus, from Tuesday until May 18.
Taking as its point of departure the experimental ideas on the city that flourished in Japan in the 1960s and using a combination of diverse media — from architectural scale models to photographs and slides, along with animations and other audio-visuals — the exhibition examines various circumstances of Japanese and other cities up to t he present day, and identifies in particular the distinctive aspects of those circumstances as they are manifested in present-day Tokyo.
Held with the support of the Japan Foundation, the exhibition offers a sense of the connection between the past and present. Viewers will discover how the search for a new vision of the city — a search that gained momentum in Japan half a century ago — has unfolded over time, and how those earlier efforts relate to today’s architecture and urban environments.
By touring various places around the world, the exhibition will also provide in each destination an opportunity to re-examine the issue of urbanisation while grasping the current challenges and future direction of our ever burgeoning cities in terms of specific relevance to each host location.
The opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday at 7pm, preceded by a special talk by Asst Prof Dr Niramon Kulsrisombat from the Urban Design and Development Center, Chulalongkorn University, at 5.30pm.
The exhibition will later be on show at the Khon Kaen University Museum from May 31 until June 12.
There is no admission fee. Visit jfbkk.or.th or call 02-260-8560—4.