‘Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture’

Join us for the vernissage of our new exhibition Make Do With Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture with drinks and introductions by the curator, Yuma Shinohara, and the director Andreas Ruby from the S AM Swiss Architecture in Basel.

Make Do With Now introduces the thinking and projects of young architects and urban practitioners working in Japan today. This is a generation that must grapple with a range of urgent problems currently facing the country, including a declining, graying population and an emptying countryside; the proliferation of vacant houses across the nation; profit-driven urban development, mostly without the involvement of architects; a stagnant economy; and, of course, the global climate crisis.

Through texts, images, and graphics the exhibition provides an atmospheric introduction to the social, economic, and built environment that provide the context for young architects working in Japan today. Furthermore, the exhibition presents the work and thinking of young architecture practices from Japan and Denmark, each embodying a distinct approach to the question of the architect’s role in society.

Stop by and see the exhibition in its entirety and grab a drink with your friends and colleagues.

The event is free, no registration needed.

Buy the exhibition catalogue ‘Make Do With Now – Alternative Trends in Japanese Architecture’ in The Architects Shop here.

EVENT PROGRAM

13.10.2023, 18.00 – 24.00, CAFx – Halmtorvet 27, Copenhagen
Generation Transformation – Copenhagen Culture Night
Architect Søren Pihlmann presents the radical transformation of CAFx and Art Hub’s premises from a bank to an office: a prime example of how younger architects face climate changes and economic crisis by reusing the existing building stock rather than building from scratch.
Language: English and Danish

25.10.2023, 16.00 – 17.00, Meeting Place H.C. Ørstedsvej 25-27, Frederiksberg
Renovation 2.0: Site visit to Ørsteds Haver with LOKAL
Join the architectural office LOKAL for a site visit to their prize-winning renovation of the façade of Ørsteds Haver in Frederiksberg, taking renovation of a 1960s’ ‘eyesore’ building to a new level.
Language: English

26.10.2023, 16.30 – 18.30, CAFx – Halmtorvet 27, Copenhagen
Japanese Architecture between Tradition and Transformation
Learn more about Japanese architecture in the 20th and 21st century with researcher Alex Hummel Lee and meet the young Japanese office CHAr. How does the ‘renovation generation’ of younger Japanese offices relate to the traditions and history of Japanese architecture?
Language: English

02.11.2023, 16.30 – 18.30, CAFx – Halmtorvet 27, Copenhagen
Salon Transformation: New Values of a New Generation in Danish Architecture
Join us for an exploration of how younger Danish architects make do with now, transforming and renovating the existing structures rather than making grand gestures from scratch.
With Nicolai Bo Andersen, Djernes & Bell, Kim Lenschow and gruppe-aja.
Language: English

16.11. 2023, 16.30 – 18.30, Vesterbrogade 124B, 3. tv., Copenhagen
Studio visit with Panum & Kappel
The architectural office Panum & Kappel will do a studio site visit to their office and tell about their approach and projects, showing models of radical transformation experiments, exhibited at Utzon Centre’s recent Super Danish exhibition.
Language: English