| Another Kyoto – What We Find When We Discover Modern Architecture |
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The present exhibition presents an overview of buildings constructed between 1920 and 1970 to examine Modernism in Kyoto architecture. For the purposes of this exhibition, modern architecture is defined as plain, undecorated abstract forms and compositions of space that have background ideologies of rationalism and socially revolutionary thought.
Modern architecture began in Europe in the early 20th century and expanded worldwide. Developments in engineering and technology made new design ideas possible, a universal trend in modern architecture.
However, architecture is influenced by climate, culture and other regional characteristics. The differences in Modern Architecture in various countries and regions have therefore, often been discussed. We focus on the unique patterns of development seen in individual countries and regions This is possible thanks to the objective perspective on that era that we have in current times and enables us to note the striking differences that are evident in modern architecture as well as identifying what makes it distinctive.
With this in mind, we must note that Kyoto; with its history of 1200 years,
much different from Tokyo or Osaka which were reduced to scorched earth
during the course of WWII and the Great Kanto Earthquake; is one of few,
if any cities which escaped, virtually unharmed. Kyoto’s traditional wooden
structures and even the layout of the streets have remained largely unchanged.
This exhibition surveys such questions as: How was modernism received in
Kyoto at that time? What did architects think of Kyoto? How did the conversion
to modernism within modernization and Westernization, progress after the
Meiji Period (1868 to 1912) and other perspectives that have gone largely
ignored up until now.
In the answer to these questions, we find a vein of cultural continuity between the traditional and the modern. Through this work we can avoid the “pre-war/post-war framework” and achieve joint ownership of the value and meaning of Modernism. We will continue to affirm the precious cultural heritage that is Modernism. |
| Duration |
February 7 through May 8, 2011 |
Hours
Holidays |
10:00～17:00
（no admission after 16:30）
Sundays and national holidays
(open April 29 through May 8) |
| Admission |
Adults 200 yen
College Students 150 yen
Persons 18 and under Free |
| Inquiries |
Museum and Archives
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Ph.075-724-7924
E-mail :siryokan@kit.ac.jp
URL
http://www.cis.kit.ac.jp/~siryokan/main.html |
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