There is a movement at the moment to have a selection of Le Corbusier's buildings included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Section 1 of the Symposium, which features the Director of the National Museum of Western Art (the only Le Corbusier building in Japan), will focus on this movement. Section 2 of the Symposium will include some of Japan's most exciting architects, examining how Le Corbusier's work continues to serve as a source of inspiration
Section 1: “The International Call for World Heritage Listing”
Speakers: M.J.P. Duport (Director, Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris), Masaki Aoyagi (Director, The National Museum of Western Art), Kiran Joshi (Professor, Chandigarh College of Architecture), Yoshiyuki Yamana (Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science), and others.
Section 2: “Le Corbusier in the 21st Century”
Speakers: Toyo Ito (Architect), Jun Aoki (Architect), Manabu Chiba (Architect) and Fumio Nanjo (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Venue: Roppongi Academyhills 49 Tower Hall Capacity: 500
Organizers: Mori Art Museum, Academyhills, The National Museum of Western Art
Booking:
This program is organized in collaboration with Academyhills. Please apply using the application form on the Academyhills web site here.
*Japanese-English and Japanese sign language simultaneous interpretation
3 minute walk from exit 1C at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya line, 6 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo line; From JR Shibuya Station, take the Toei bus and get off at Roppongi Hills.
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