DESIGN WEEK KYOTO introduces the diverse production scene in Kyoto while providing a platform for exchange between people, working techniques and experiences. This year's DWK will feature two architects, Ansgar Staudt and Hannes Mayer, former residents of Villa Kamogawa.
While nowadays many phenomena tend to be viewed dichotomously and are explained in contrasting terms, thus pitting man against nature, the economy against the environment, the city against the rural regions, machine work against manual work, all of a sudden the need arises to think about the "Aida / in-between".
In this roundtable discussion, the two German architects, who work internationally and deal with different zones of "Aida / In-Between", such as digital vs. analog, high-tech vs. handicraft, city vs. countryside, etc., will discuss "Aida - In-Between" with Ryuho Ikeguchi, head priest of the Ryugan-ji temple in Kyoto, which deals with, in contemporary Buddhist activities such as the "Drone-Raigo Butsu" (Drone-Buddha).
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Ansgar Staudt (born 1972) studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio. At the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) he taught in the field of sustainable building and organized a seminar on the culture and architecture of Japan in this context. As an independent architect, he deals with building in existing structures in urban and rural contexts. The focus is on preservation, renovation or conversion. New replacement buildings are executed exclusively as timber constructions. In addition to his practical work as an architect, he publishes in the magazine Archithese and has published a book on the topics of the seminar at KIT. Since 2020, he has been involved in the Countdown 2030 association for future-oriented, resource-conserving construction and was part of the curatorial team of the exhibition 'Die Schweiz - Ein Abriss' at the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel.
Hannes Mayer
Hannes Mayer is an architect and international expert on digital transformations in architecture. He curated exhibitions on the future of construction in San Francisco, New York, Milan, Tokyo and Zürich and realised large-scale installations for the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the V&A Dundee and Aichi Triennale 2022 in Tokoname (Kizuki-au). He directed Gramazio Kohler Research at ETH Zurich, taught architecture at many schools across Europe and is the founding publisher of the architecture magazine manege für architektur. In 2016, he was an artist-in-residence at Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa Kyoto, where he leads the Digital & Analog Timber Lab together with Ansgar Staudt.
Ikeguchi Ryuho
Ikeguchi Ryuho (池口龍法) was born in 1980 in Hyogo Prefecture and grew up in Saimyo-ji Temple in Itami (Hyogo). He studied Indian and Tibetan Buddhist studies at Kyoto University. After graduation, he joined Chion-in and worked mainly in editorial and public relations. In 2009, he founded and became the chairman of the Freestyle Monks group, a group of young monks from non-denominational groups. He worked to create opportunities to encounter Buddhism, including publishing a free magazine. Since 2014, as head priest of Ryugan-ji Temple in the Omiya Group of Kyoto Diocese, he has been involved in directing the Nembutsu festival "Juyasai" (十夜祭) and "Chojuyasai" (超十夜祭), as well as the Buddhist pop unit "Butsubutsubu" (佛佛部). He is the author of Let's Go to the Temple! Prescription for 'temple' chosen by priests (Kodansha Publishing), co-author of Living Together with Buddhism: at the Forefront of Social Activities at the Temple (Chikuma Shinsho), and writer of articles for the Kyoto Shimbun, Christ Shimbun, and RBB TODAY.
This event is supported by Yamaoka Memorial Foundation
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