Capitanio, M., Dall'Asta, J.C., Croset, P.A., Wash Ivanovic, G., 2017.

West of Japan/East of Europe: Bruno Taut's Hyuga Villa

The Hyuga Villa in Atami, Japan, designed by German architect Bruno Taut (1880-1938), was completed in 1936, the culmination of a three-year period spent in the country.
The exhibition and symposium, 'West of Japan/East of Europe', discusses the history of the building in the context of interactions between Western and Eastern architectural cultures.
Organized in collaboration with Co+labo and The Formwork Cultural Association, the event consisted of a symposium with speakers from various international universities and an exhibition of Taut's detailed plans and large-format photographs by architectural photographer Dave Clough.
Co+labo is an architecture and urban design laboratory at Keio University, Tokyo, headed by Professor Darko Radovic, who also spoke at the symposium.
The exhibition was curated by Marco Capitanio from Keio University, and Juan Carlos Dall'Asta, Pierre-Alain Croset, and Glen Wash Ivanovic from XJTLU.