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Architectural Design Lab (Masaaki Iwamoto)
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A lab that explores modern and contemporary architecture in Asia and design that makes creative use of timber.
AboutAbout the lab
Expanding the possibilities of design through Asian architecture
The Iwamoto Lab studies the design of modern and contemporary architecture in Asia.
Architectural design theory of the 20th century was built around the West, but in Asia, where climates and cultures differ, distinctive modern and contemporary architecture has emerged.
The lab aims to evaluate this architecture positively and to expand the possibilities of architectural design.
Its current themes in research, design, and development include practicing circular design that promotes regional circulation, creative use of timber, and architectural design in hot and humid climates.
Key terms
- Circular Design
- A design approach that aims to promote regional circulation. Putting it into practice is one of this lab's themes.
- Large-Diameter Timber
- Timber taken from large trees with thick trunks. It is one of the lab's themes and is treated in connection with forestry and timber construction.
- Hot and Humid Climate
- A hot and humid climate. Architectural design in this climate is one of the lab's themes in research and design.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to actively evaluate the distinctive modern and contemporary architecture that has emerged in Asia and to expand the possibilities of architectural design. It engages in design and development, such as the creative use of timber, along with research on the history of modern architecture in Asia.
*Illustrative imageArchitectural Design Using Large-Diameter Timber
From the perspectives of forestry and timber construction, the lab studies ways to make creative use of thick timber in architectural design. It has developed a construction method that integrates structure and finishing, and has actually built a house with it.
*Illustrative imageShoei Yoh and the Architectural History of Digital Design
Using architect Shoei Yoh's Glass Station as an example, the lab examines architecture from the early days of digital design from the standpoint of architectural history. It is also building the Shoei Yoh Archive.
*Illustrative imageArchitectural History Research on Van Molyvann
The lab studies the works and design thinking of the Cambodian architect Van Molyvann from the standpoint of modern architectural history. The results have been compiled in a book.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorMasaaki Iwamoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Traditional wooden houses in Gangtok, Sikkim” Rajani Gairshail / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Architectural Design Using Large-Diameter Timber: “Timber and logs, Honeysuckle Bottom Sawmill - geograph.org.uk - 7853947” N Chadwick / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Shoei Yoh and the Architectural History of Digital Design: “Southwark tube station - blue glass wall - geograph.org.uk - 4758493” Mike Quinn / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Architectural History Research on Van Molyvann: “View of the second-level entrance and the towers - Angkor Wat ( )” Jorge Láscar from Australia / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural Design Lab): “Asia Museum of Modern Art on the campus of Asia University” YangChen(TW) / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural Design Lab (Tetsuya Ukai)): “Aerial photographs of Nankai University Jinnan campus 2020 Oct” Amazingloong / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural Design Lab): “Plaza Mayor, Astudillo” Jl FilpoC / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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