Japans Meisterwerke der Holzarchitektur

In the organizer's words:

In Japanese architecture, wood was used almost exclusively for the construction of buildings until the end of the 19th century, from residential buildings to temples and shrines to the palaces of the imperial family.

In 2014, architectural historian Fujimori Terunobu, photographer Fujitsuka Mitsumasa and Koshihara Mikio, professor at the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science, set out in search of outstanding examples and published their findings in the illustrated book Nihon mokuzô isan: sennen no kenchiku o tabi suru (Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc., 2014; English edition "Japan's Wooden Heritage, A Journey Through a Thousand Years of Architecture"). The publication gave rise to this exhibition, which provides an insight into the history of Japanese wooden architecture with over 90 photographs. Some of the buildings have been classified as "National Treasures" and "Important Cultural Properties" by the Japanese government.

All of the photographs were taken by photographer Fujitsuka Mitsumasa, who has worked with master architects such as Andô Tadao, Yamamoto Riken and Kuma Kengo. Fujitsuka was awarded a special prize at the prestigious "2017 Mainichi Design Award" for his entire body of work.

The traveling exhibition of the Japanese Cultural Institute can be borrowed by non-commercial institutions for co-organization.

Price information:

Admission free