University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG
Hong Kong
94 Bonham Road, Pokfulam (University of Hong Kong)
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Contemporary Japanese Architecture
dal 9/12/2004 al 2/1/2005
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9/12/2004

Contemporary Japanese Architecture

University Museum and Art Gallery - UMAG, Hong Kong

This exhibition will feature approximately fifty photographs of contemporary Japanese architecture in the years between 1985 and 1996. Classified into seven categories including 'metropolises (capital and Kansai regions)', 'medium-sized cities', 'towns and villages', 'suburbs', 'reclaimed land', 'countryside', and 'resort areas'. The exhibition will show how architecture responded to the great changes in geography and social conditions in Japan at this time, a decade of great economic gains characterized by excess followed by economic collapse.


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1985-1996

This exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Architecture 1985-1996 is jointly presented by the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, the Consulate-General of Japan and the Japan Foundation; and co-presented by The Japan Society of Hong Kong and The Hongkong Japanese Club. It will feature approximately fifty photographs of contemporary Japanese architecture in the years between 1985 and 1996.

Classified into seven categories including 'metropolises (capital and Kansai regions)', 'medium-sized cities', 'towns and villages', 'suburbs', 'reclaimed land', 'countryside', and 'resort areas', the exhibition will show how architecture responded to the great changes in geography and social conditions in Japan at this time - a decade of great e of Contemporary Japanese Architecture 1985-1996 is jointly presented by the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, the Consulate-General of Japan and the Japan Foundation; and co-presented by The Japan Society of Hong Kong and The Hongkong Japanese Club. It conomic gains characterized by excess followed by economic collapse. The displayed photographs will reveal how architectural design is influenced by climate, society and its historical context.

The exhibition opening will take place on Friday, 10 December 2004 at 5.30 p.m. Mr Takanori KITAMURA, Consul-General, Consulate-General of Japan; Dr CHOW Yei Ching, President, The Japan Society of Hong Kong; Mr Koji AOTA, Vice-President, The Hongkong Japanese Club; and Professor J. A. SPINKS, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong, will officiate at the ceremony.

The Museum opening hours are Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sundays 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Museum is closed on 24 December, 31 December (p.m.) and public holidays. Admission is free.

Please visit the Museum website or call 2241-5512 for further information.

11 December 2004 to 2 January 2005

opening will take place on Friday, 10 December 2004 at 5.30

Image: Higashi Osaka Yoshita Public Housing Complex, Higashi Osaka, 1991 Takao Endo Architect Office

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The University of Hong Kong
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