Dear All,

International House of Japan  (I-House) is pleased to announce one of the leading architects from China and 2023 laureate of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, Xu Tiantian for her lecture at I-House . (details below)

We look forward to your participation.
Thank you.

International House of Japan

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Architalk Series

Speaker: Xu Tiantian (Architect)

Talk Title: "Wanwu --  All Things"

Guest commentator: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (architect; founder of Atelier Bow-wow)

Moderator: Yuko Hasegawa (Program Director of Arts and Design at I-House; Director of Kanazawa 21st Century Museum)

Date and Time: Friday, March 7, 2025, 18:30-20:00

Venue: Lecture Hall, International House of Japan Annex bldg. 2F (5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Language: English/Japanese(with simultaneous translation)

Admission Fee: 3000 yen (2000yen IHJ members; 1500 yen Students)
For registration please see below

https://ihjarchitalk20250307.peatix.com

This will be a rare opportunity to hear Xu speak in Japan about her attempts to revitalize rural China by connecting architecture with culture and industry. Her initiatives can offer great insights into how Japan, too, can revive the countryside, which is experiencing a sharp decline in population. Xu will be joined onstage by special guest commentator Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow-wow.

Xu Tiantian

Xu is founding principal of DnA_Design and Architecture Beijing Office. She has been extensively involved in China's rural revitalization process. Her groundbreaking "architectural acupuncture" is a holistic approach to the social and economic revitalization of rural China, and has been selected by UN-Habitat as a case study for its "Inspiring Practices on Urban-Rural Linkages." Her works include the modern renovation of a factory in Songyang County and the design of a memorial hall to promote rural tourism, the design of an art center for the Songzhuang Art Colony, an artist community outside of Beijing, the renovation of a Hakka Tulou in Fujian Province, and the reconstruction of a bridge across the Yangtze River in Zhejiang Province among many others. She received her Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and her BA from Tsinghua University. She has received numerous awards such as 2006 WA China Architecture Award, 2008 Young Architects Award from The Architectural League New York, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2023, she was appointed an Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architects.