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

Image: Studio mnm with Kittaka Brothers & Corp, Bansyo, Ishikawa Seisakusho and Imatoku Kogei, 2024.

Please get in touch to let us know of any access requirements that you might have and how we can best accommodate these. If you are unable to attend physically but would like to participate in the event remotely please email publicprogramme@aaschool.ac.uk