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Closing Talk
Materials: Circular Architecture
- Speakers: Nicola Delon, Ito Junji, Suo Takashi
In a society where sustainability is important, it is increasingly necessary for the construction industry to find a sustainable way forward instead of the usual scrap & build approach. During this talk, Nicola Delon (Architect) from Encore Heureux Architectes, a French collective known for building projects that use scrap materials, and Suo Takashi (Architect), who has designeddone many artist collaborations and public facilities including the ACK venue, which is made of reusable components, will talk with art producer Ito Junji, and think together about a circular society.
Speakers:
Nicola Delon (Architect/Founding Partner of ENCORE HEUREUX Architectes)
Ito Junji (Art Producer/Honorary Director, Toyama Glass Art Museum)
Suo Takashi (Architect)
Speaker’s Profiles
- Nicola Delon
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Encore Heureux has been exploring the idea of generalist architecture since 2001, operating at different levels on spatial, social and urban issues with a tactful efficiency that pervades its projects.
Encore Heureux has delivered several cultural and innovative equipments for public, private or nonprofit commissioners, where questions of use and comfort were fundamental concerns. The projects included a consideration for the recovering of preexisting buildings and the use of repurposed materials, while favoring resident appropriation through unprogrammed spaces and functions, choosing an on-site method that aimed to cater to the needs at hand. In 2018, Encore Heureux was commissioned the French Pavilion as part of the 16th international Venice Biennale of Architecture, for its “Infinite Places” exhibit, an inventory of spaces that embodied the unexpected and a sense of common aspiration.
Web: ENCORE HEUREUX Architectes
- Ito Junji
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After completing his master’s degree at Waseda University, Ito studied at the Universite de Paris and the Ecole de Louvre as a French government scholarship student and worked for Associaton francaise d’Action artistic.
Since returning to Japan in 1983, he has been engaged in wide range of cultural activities as art critic, art producer, and project planner. He plans divers Art projects and offering consulting services for private corporations, non-profit organizations, and for Government agencies.
1995 Commissioner, Japan Pavilion at the 46th Venice Biennale
2002 “The New Way of Tea ” at the Asia Society and Japan Society museums
2002 Awarded french government Order of Culture
2004-2007 Director, Nagasaki prefectural museum
2013-2023 Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Chairman, Fukuoka Construction College
Director, International Chado Culture Foundation
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- Suo Takashi
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After graduated from M.Arch at Keio University in 2006, he worked at Kazuyo Sejima & Associates and SANAA, before establishing his own firm SUO in 2015. Centered around architectural design, he also collaborates with artists and various creators on architectural projects. Recent architecture works include the ‘Reigan Cafe’ (2021, Kagawa) and the ‘Yashima Mountaintop Park “Yashimāru”‘ (2022, Kagawa). Ongoing projects include the ‘Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai signature project Naomi Kawase pavilion’ (planned for 2025, Osaka) and ‘Saito Collection Museum’ (planned for 2025, Kyoto).
He has also been involved in some projects for contemporary art exhibitions, including the exhibition design for ‘Art Collaboration Kyoto’ (2021~) and ‘GO FOR KOGEI’ (2021~), and a large-scale installation for Chim↑Pom ‘Happy Spring’ (2022, Mori Art Museum).
Web: SUO
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Talk’s archive
https://youtu.be/AwReHurH4r0 -