National Archives of Modern Architecture (NAMA) 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition “Japan Architects in NAMA”
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“National Archives of Modern Architecture (NAMA) 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition “Japan Architects in NAMA”” was end.
The decision to establish the National Archives of Modern Architecture (NAMA) was made in November 2012, and NAMA was opened in May 2013. This year it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Modern Japanese architecture is highly recognized worldwide, and some items are collected at famous museums abroad. NAMA was established to preserve and archive this new architectural culture of Japan within the country. In the last ten years, NAMA’s total archival collection has increased to more than 30 fonds (units of archival collections), and more than 200,000 architectural items, mainly hand drawings, are in storage. The items include drawings, sketches, reference materials, and albums, with the content of each collection differing. This exhibition will show the history of modern architecture through the wide variety of our collections.
The NAMA’s archival collection of the works of twelve architects who have created the modern architecture of Japan will be exhibited in two parts, along with an introduction to NAMA’s activities through the decade.
Part 1: Awake and Beginning
Works by architects that marked the beginning point in their architectural history and works and activities that contributed mainly to the development of modern Japanese architecture are exhibited. Part 1 will follow the thoughts of each architect that led to the idea and realization of these works and how these architectural works are evaluated in society and architectural history.
Part 2: Leap and Challenge
Various inexhaustible challenges by the architects will be shown. Architects take on many challenges over their lifetimes and Part 2 shows their creativity and ways of life, including their representative works and unfinished masterpieces as well ambitious applications for competitions.
- Organization：Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
- Cooperation：Tokyo Metropolitan Parks Association
- Venue：National Archives of Modern Architecture, Agency for Cultural Affairs (4-6-15 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)）
- Date：Part 1 From Tuesday, July 25, to Sunday, October 15, 2023
Closed on Mondays (Open on holidays that fall on a Monday, in which case the following day will be closed; open on September 18, October 9; closed on September 19, October 10)
Part 2 From Wednesday, November 1, 2023, to Sunday, February 4, 2024
Closed on Thursday, December 28, to Thursday, January 4, due to year-end and new-year holidays. Closed on Mondays (Open on holidays that fall on a Monday, in which case the following day will be closed; open on January 8; closed on January 9)
Open hours：10:00～16:30
Contents
Works to be exhibited (Part 1)
⋆ The works exhibited may be changed.
YOSHIDA Tetsuro: Beppu City Public Hall,1928
KISHIDA Hideto: Diaries, Photographs and Writings on Overseas Inspections, c.1925-1936
SAKAKURA Junzo: Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura,1951
MAYEKAWA Kunio: Harumi Apartments, 1958
TANGE Kenzo: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, 1955
YOSIZAKA Takamasa: Villa Coucou, 1957
OTAKA Masato: Chiba Prefectural Cultural Center, Chiba Prefectural Central Library, 1967-1968
TAKAHASHI Teiichi: Saga Prefectural Library, Collaborated with UCHIDA Yoshichika, 1962
OTANI Sachio: Kyoto International Conference Center, 1963-1966
KIKUTAKE Kiyonori: Izumo Taisha, Cho-no Ya, 1963
HARA Hiroshi: AWAZU House, 1972
ANDO Tadao: Row House in Sumiyoshi,1976
Works to be exhibited (Part 2)
⋆ The works exhibited may be changed.
YOSHIDA Tetsuro: Tokyo Central Post Office (1928), Entry for Competition of Chureito Memorials to War Dead (1939)
KISHIDA Hideto: Golf Courses and Clubhouses
SAKAKURA Junzo: West Side Plaza of Shinjuku Railway Station (1966), New Administration Office of Kanagawa Prefecture (1966)
MAYEKAWA Kunio: Entry for Competition of the Center Pompidou (1971), Entry for Competition of the Supreme Court in Japan (1968) TANGE Kenzo: National Sports Complex Singapore (1972)
YOSIZAKA Takamasa: Inter-University Seminar House (1965)
OTAKA Masato: Entry for Kyoto International Conference Center Competition (1963), Hiroshima Motomachi Apartment (1978) TAKAHASHI Teiichi: Naniwa University of Arts, Design Competition [1st Prize] (1964), Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi (2001)
OTANI Sachio: Entry for Kyoto International Conference Center Competition [1st Prize] (1963), Entry for Competition of the Supreme Court in Japan (1968)
KIKUTAKE Kiyonori: Ocean City, Entry for Kyoto International Conference Center Competition (1963), Aquapolis, International Ocean Exposition (1975)
HARA Hiroshi: Media Park Köln Invited International Urban Design Competition (1988), Modal Space of Consciousness (1984)
ANDO Tadao: Church on the Water (1988)
Concurrently held events * Latest information will be updated on the internet.
- Theater NAMA
- Various oral histories created by NAMA so far will be specially screened during the exhibition period.
- What is an architectural archive?
- The event shows how NAMA collects and organizes items and a look behind the scenes at NAMA. Educational videos will also be shown.
- Special lectures
- Special lectures by architects will be held as a related event during the exhibition period.
- Modern architecture tour
- A special tour of existing architecture designed by architects featured in the NAMA 10th anniversary exhibition.
Inquiry
National Archives of Modern Architecture, Agency for Cultural Affairs
https://nama.bunka.go.jp
TEL 03-3812-3401
Email: nama@mext.go.jp
