Contemporary Japanese architecture has for the past fifty years been heavily influenced by the industrial materials and pared-down style of modernism, pioneered by Le Corbusier. Junzo Sakakura (1901-1969) traveled to Paris to study with him for five years in the 1930s, then brought what he learned back home to Japan. One of his most acclaimed works was the 1951 Museum of Modern Art in Kamakura, a floating white square perched over the sea. This explores his development of that and other designs through photographs, drawings, and other materials from the archive. Open 9:39-16:30, closed Dec. 29 – Jan. 3. Reservations…
Une Architecture Pour L´Homme: Junzo Sakakura in Architectural Documents
Foro “Cultural Approach”
DOCOMOMO Guatemala is organizing the forum “Cultural Approach” within the framework of the revitlization work done in the main square of Ciudad Universitaria (University of San Carlos of Guatemala). DOCOMOMO Guatemala believes it is a great achievement and an event worthy of disclosure as these jobs have been achieved thanks to the collaboration that Docomomo Guatemala with university authorities. They managed to make a management plan for that campus and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, it has been declared national heritage. We share the invitation Download PDF



