Annular Solar Eclipse in Tokyo

G30 students have joined people gathering on the sidewalk in Tokyo last Monday to watch the annular solar eclipse, and sent us an image taken by her iphone.

G30 in Princeton

As part of our studio project, we have traveled to the US last week, and visited New York, Boston and Princeton. The highlight of our trip was to join the Super Review, which was held at Princeton University, and to present our studio projects. The Super Review was organized as a final presentation for a joint studio project participated by University of Tokyo, Princeton University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, California College of the Arts, University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University, Osaka Sangyo University, and Nagoya institute of Technology.

G30 in New York City

Lecture by Klaas de Rycke

Lecture by Klaas de Rycke on May 7, 13:00 – 14:30.

Klaas is a managing director of Bollinger + Grohmann, Paris, and has worked together with SANAA and RDAI as a structural engineer.

His lecture title is Geometry Topology Materiality; the structural parameters in a collaborative design approach.

Lecture by Jonathan Solomon

Coinciding with Jonathan Solomon’s latest publication, Cities Without Ground, a book that maps the complex three-dimensional connectivity of Hong Kong's pedestrian passageways, this lecture explores general conditions of the aformal through specific exploration of three buildings in Hong Kong that while outside mainstream histories of the city's development exhibit unique qualities and three architectural proposals that exacerbate them.

Holcim Innovation Prize 2012

Prof. Obuchi’s design team, Cast on Cast, from Design Research Lab at Architectural Association in London has received Holcim Innovation 3rd prize 2012.

They received Holcim Awards “Next Generation” 1st prize in 2011 European category, and this time for its international competition including submissions from professionals and academics around the world.

http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T1509/Innovation_3rd_prize_-_United_Kingdom.htm

G30 Exhibition

G30 Studio work is now on display at the entrance hall of our building at Department of Architecture. Focus of our work so far is to establish the parallel design system between analogue and digital productions for differential mass-fabrications.