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Design Lecturer Lab
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The lab considers modern and contemporary architecture through architectural archival materials and theories of space.

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Thinking about architectural space through architectural materials
The Design Lecturer Lab conducts research on architectural materials of modern and contemporary architecture, as well as research on theories of architectural space and their practice.
It continues research based on archival materials of modern and contemporary architecture.
In its research on the architect Kiyonori Kikutake, it focuses on the origins of Metabolism and the thinking in his early works.
Key terms
- Metabolism
- An architectural idea that regards buildings and cities as things that change and grow, like the metabolism of living organisms
- Archival materials
- Materials that preserve and organize drawings and records related to architecture. They serve as clues for investigating architecture historically
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The lab's research themes are research on architectural materials of modern and contemporary architecture, and research on theories of architectural space and their practice. It continues research based on archival materials of modern and contemporary architecture.
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- LecturerShingo Saito
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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: “Modern Architecture ( )” Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China / CC0 (cropped)
- Research on Kiyonori Kikutake and Metabolism: “KIKUTAKE-hotel-Tokoen-1400” Bigjap / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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