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An Introduction to the Work of Architect Kazunari Sakamoto
Hachioji Yume Art Museum
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Kazunari Sakamoto
Kazunari Sakamoto (b.1943, Hachioji) is one of the leading architects of Japan. Having studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology under Kazuo Shinohara, he built a career as professor/architect, developing residential projects while holidng positions at Musashino Art University and then Tokyo Institute of Technology. Renowned architects including Masashi Sogabe, Atelier Wan’s Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Taira Nishizawa all began their careers in Sakamoto’s research lab. Particularly of note within Sakamoto’s approach to architecture is his position of “liberating architecture”. This is not merely the setting free from physical rules, but points also to a freedom from the established ways in which housing and architecture function within society and everyday life. Just an example of this may be seen by his avoidance of the “LDK”, living, dining, kitchen format we are accustomed to. Instead in “Machiya in Daita” (1976) for example a large central room is connected by corridors and courtyard to develop a relationship between the overall space. This approach challenges the naming of rooms by function which restricts the possibilities of their use and the way that we live. And other than this Sakamoto has offered numerous examples of setting architecture free. This exhibition brings together a selection of maquettes, photographs and plans introducing Sakamoto’s strive towards a new configuration of architecture including projects “House F” (1988), “Community Hoshida”(1991-2), “House SA” (1999) and “Project AO”, currently under development.
[Image: “Machiya in Minase” external view(1970)]
[Image: “Machiya in Minase” external view(1970)]
Schedule | May 17 (Fri) 2013-Jun 30 (Sun) 2013 Opening Hours Information
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| Venue | Hachioji Yume Art Museum | ||||
| Location | 2F View Tower Hachiouji, 8-1 Youkamachi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0071 | ||||
| Access | 15 minute walk from the North exit of Hachioji Station on the JR Chuo line, 15 minute walk from the West exit of Keio-hachioji Station on the Keio line. | ||||
| Phone | 0426-21-6777 | ||||
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