A lecture by Japanese architect Hiroshi Sambuichi, who considers architecture as a natural part of the Earth, or “Details of the Earth”. By incorporating what Sambuichi refers to as “moving materials”, such as the air, water, and the sun, he strives to create architecture that becomes part of the Earth.
For Sambuichi, good architecture is when the moving materials of the location become apparent and heighten the beauty of the surrounding nature just by looking at the work. When architecture builds an intellectual relationship between people and the Earth and passes it on to future generations, he sees architecture as a letter to the future.
In this lecture, he will talk about his architectural philosophy from his early to his latest works such as “The Naoshima Plan ‘JU’”, which makes use of traditional Japanese construction methods in a modern context, and the plan to build “The fourth chamber for Cisternerne” in Frederiksberg.
Hiroshi Sambuichi
Award-winning Japanese architect Hiroshi Sambuichi is a master at balancing the relationship between nature and architecture. The movement of natural phenomena is integrated into his buildings, displaying a special harmony with their surroundings. Sambuichi strives to create architecture that becomes part of the earth.
