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About the Exhibition
We are pleased to present the second solo exhibition of Waro Kishi to be held at TOTO GALLERY·MA, 京都に還る_home away from home, 15 years after the architect showed his projects solely through drawings and models in PROJECTed Realities (Aug. 2–Sep. 30, 2000).

Some 30 years have passed since the Yokohama-born Kishi opened his office in Kyoto in 1981. During this time, he has continued to search for his position as an architect and to question the meaning of practicing in Kyoto, not without feeling the overwhelming weight of the city’s history and traditions. Although he has long been a self-professed Modernist focused on pursuing rationality and order, Kishi has established a reputation as a leading contemporary architect who carefully interprets the qualities of his sites while applying Japanese aesthetic sensibilities justified on sound historical grounds. He has since also expanded the realm of his activities beyond Kyoto to the greater Kansai region, Tokyo, and even overseas.

Kishi has also taught at three universities—the Kyoto College of Art (now the Kyoto University of Art and Design), the Kyoto Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University—and has sent many architects out into the world. He not only teaches architectural design but also conveys in his own words the meaning of practicing design by sharing his ideas about how an architect should engage architecture through various aspects such as place, history, culture, the city, nature, etc.

This exhibition presents a cross section through the parallel trajectories of Kishi’s activities as both an architect and educator as of 2016. In addition to featuring his many projects in Kyoto, the exhibition also offers a look at his activities at the three universities where he has taught, his projects in Tokyo, and his latest works from various angles through models, drawings, and movies.

A series of gallery talks (five in total) aimed to provide deeper insights into Kishi’s architectural philosophy through his conversations with leading figures in Kyoto’s cultures of tea, flower arrangement, and gardens will be held during the exhibition period (See “Related Program 2” for details).
TOTO GALLERY·MA

Images from the Exhibit
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Photographed Scenes
[1] Drawing of HU-TONG HOUSE 2002 photo:Keizo Kioku
[2]Kyoto University Student Clubhouse, north Campus(Kyoto Japan 2014) photo:Hiroshi Ueda
[3] KIT HOUSE (Kyoto, Japan, 2010) photo:Shigeo Ogawa
[4] Kyoto College of Art, Takahara Campus (Kyoto, Japan, 1982) photo:Shinkenchiku-sha Co.,Ltd.
[5] House in Yamanoi (Hyogo, Japan, 2014)  photo:Shigeo Ogawa
[6] GLA Osaka Hall(Osaka, Japan, 2013) photo:Shigeo Ogawa
Exhibition Information
Date
Thursday, January 28 – Sunday, March 20, 2016
Open
11:00 – 18:00
Closed on Mondays and National Holidays(Thursday, February 11)
Admission
Free
Organized by
TOTO GALLERY·MA
Planned by
TOTO GALLERY·MA Planning and Management Committee
Special Advisor: Tadao Ando
Members: Waro Kishi, Kazuyo Sejima, Hiroshi Naito, Erwin Viray
Thanks to
Kyoto University Kishi Lab
Kyoto Institute of Technology Kinoshita Lab
Kyoto University of Art and Design Kidosaki Nagisa Lab
Osaka Institute of Technology Kutsuki Lab
Yasushi Icikawa
Akane Moriyama
Supported by
Tokyo Society of Architects and Building Engineers
Tokyo Association of Architectural Firms
The Japan Institute of Architects Kanto-Koshinetsu Chapter
Kanto Chapter, Architectural Institute of Japan.
Related Program1
Friday, January 28, 2016 at 18:30 (doors open at 17:30; event scheduled to end at 20:30)
Related Program2
Waro Kishi will invite leading figures from various fields who have deep ties to Kyoto to discuss the essences of the culture of Kyoto and their relationships with architecture.

Dates:
Jan. 31 (Sun.) “Media and Kyoto” Hide Nakaya (NHK News Commentator)
Feb. 7 (Sun.) “Gardens and Kyoto” Hiromasa Amasaki (Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design)
Feb. 14 (Sun.) “Tea and Kyoto” Soshin Kimura (Head Master, Kyoto Hoshinkai Tea School)
Feb. 28 (Sun.) “Tearooms and Kyoto” Yoshiaki Nakamura (Principal, Nakamura Sotoji Komuten)
Mar. 6 (Sun.) “Flowers and Kyoto” Senko Ikenobo (Heir to Head Master, Ikenobo Ikebana School)

Venue: TOTO GALLERY·MA
Time: 14:00–16:00, free entry with prior reservation