"Contemporary Japanese Architecture 1985–1996"
2004-12-11 until 2005-01-02
University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, , HK Hong Kong

This exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Architecture 1985–1996 is jointly presented by the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, the Consulate-General of Japan and the Japan Foundation; and co-presented by The Japan Society of Hong Kong and The Hongkong Japanese Club. It will feature approximately fifty photographs of contemporary Japanese architecture in the years between 1985 and 1996.

Classified into seven categories including 'metropolises (capital and Kansai regions)', 'medium-sized cities', 'towns and villages', 'suburbs', 'reclaimed land', 'countryside', and 'resort areas', the exhibition will show how architecture responded to the great changes in geography and social conditions in Japan at this time – a decade of great economic gains characterized by excess followed by economic collapse. The displayed photographs will reveal how architectural design is influenced by climate, society and its historical context.

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