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Fisrst International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture


East - West Encounter

This First International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture is a multi-disciplinary event that will discuss the impact and implications of culture on architecture in the Asia Pacific Region. It will explore the social. political. anthropological, historical. climatic and economic factors which have influenced architecture in the region. The symposium will provide a forum for scholars, businessmen, policy makers and professional practitioners to discuss areas of mutual concern. The purpose of this dialogue is to help formulate practices and policies which are in tune with the current ideologies while producing contextually and culturally sensitive architecture in the Asia Pacific region.

This symposium will include topics on:

• Historical perspective of the cultural base of architecture;

• The effect of eastern and western cultures on the development of architecture in the Asia Pacific region;

• The present cultural and ideological context of Asia Pacific architecture;

• Planning goals and policies for the design of cultural and contextually sensitive architectural environments in the region.

• The practical aspects of the practice of architecture in the Asia Pacific region.

These topics will be covered through presentations by internationally known individuals, the reading of scholarly papers and group discussions at selected topic sessions.

 

Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award Program

An integral part of the Symposium program will be the jurying of the Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Awards Program which will recognize architectural designs in the region that exemplify an understanding of the culture and demonstrate an exceptional level of sensitivity in the physical environment.

Architecture works will be judged on how well they fit and contribute to the physical, historical, and cultural context of their locations. Eligibility is open to any built architectural work completed between January1, 1970 and January 1, 1994 and located either on the continent of Asia or in any country which touches the Pacific Ocean.

The architect or architects whose project is selected by the jury will be awarded the Kenneth F. Brown Architecture Design Award, a cash prize of $25,000 (U.S.). The distinguished panel of jurors consists of architects Kenneth F. Brown of Hawaii. Charles Mark Correa of India, Ashley De Vos of Sri Lanka and Fumihiko Maki of Japan.

Judging and announcement of winners will take place during the symposium.

Registration Deadline for the Awards Program ¬December 15, 1994

Entry Deadline - February 15, 1995

 

General Information

Dates: 22 March 1995 - 25 March 1995

Cost: $300 US prior to February 24, 1995, thereafter, $350 US. One day registration is $125 US.

Accommodations: A special conference rate of US $85 plus 10.17 % tax per room per night is offered to participants. To make reservations, contact the Ala Moana Hotel directly: (808) 955-4811 Or (800) 367-6025

AlA. Continuing Education credits can be earned for attending each of the Symposium sessions (level1 and level 2)

For additional information, contact:

Symposium Coordinator
School of Architecture University of Hawaii at Manoa
859 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 USA < br /> Telephone: (808) 956-7225
Facsimile: (808) 956-7778

Symposium Co-Chairs: Ed Aotani, Aotani and Associates, Honolulu
Reginald Kwok, PhD, UH professor of Regional Planning and Asian Studies
Willa Tanabe, PhD, UH Professor of Art History and Interim Dean, School of Hawaiian, Asian & Pacific Studies.

In addition to the daily plenary and concurrent sessions, tours of historic sites and architecture of Honolulu will be available. Several exhibits and display will be open for viewing. Some events will require an additional fee. A two-day post-symposium tour to the Big Island of Hawaii will be available for symposium attendants. Details and sign up will be available at the time of signing in at the symposium.

 

Symposium Schedule: March 22 -25

Tuesday, March 21, 1995

9:00am - 5:00pm -Design Awards Jury Review

5:30pm - 7:30pm (Ala Moana Hotel)
Early Sign-in and 'Rendezvous Reception

Wednesday, March 22, 1995

7 :30am - 9:00am Sign-in and early-bird coffee
(East West Center (EWC), University of Hawaii at Manoa)

9:00am - 12:00am Plenary Session (Keoni Auditorium, EWC)
Opening Remarks; Symposium Co-Chairs
Keynote Speakers -Edward Said, PhD, Columbia University, NY
Plenary Session -Anthony King, PhD, Binghamton University, NY
"The World in Our Heads: Practicing Cultural Theory"

12:00am - 1 :30pm Lunch

1 :30pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions (UH School of Architecture)
• Sociological/Political/Anthropological Concerns
Stephen Yeh, PhD, - Presentations by practitioners and academicians responding to Anthony King's morning plenary address and discussions of sociological, political, economical and cultural analyses in their fields of expertise.
• Architecture in the Asia Pacific Region: Case Studies in China Sam Chang, AlA, Zbang Bo, et. al. - Presentations by leading Chinese architects and planners on current ideology processes and practice of architecture and urban design examples in major Chinese cities
• Historical View of Future Designs -Don Goo, FAIA, Sheryl Seaman, AlA ¬Presentation of significant projects completed in Pacific Rim countries by leading Hawaii firms.

6:00pm - 8:00pm Opening Day Reception (Garden Lanai EWC)

Thursday, March 23, 1995

7:30am - 9:00am Early bird coffee (EWC)

9:00am - 12:00 am Plenary Session (Keoni Auditorium, EWC)
Charles Mark Correa, FilA, India
Ki Suh Park, FAIA, AICP, Gruen & Associates, Los Angeles
Xiaowei Luo, Tongji University, Shanghai
"Looking Deep Into Cultural Context for the Identity of an Architect"3

12:00am - 1 :30pm Lunch

1 :30pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions (UH School of Architecture)
• Architecture in the Asia Pacific Region: Case Studies in Japan Carol Sakata, FAIA, moderator - Presentations by leading architects and planners on current ideology processes and practice of architecture and urban design examples in Japan.
• Architecture in the Asia Pacific Region: Case Studies in Southeast Asia Fred Creager, AlA, moderator - Presentations by leading architects and planners on current ideology processes and practice of architecture and urban design examples in Southeast Asia. (Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam)
• Traditional Architectural Response to Asia/Pacific Climates; Understanding .Regional Contexts - Victor Olgyay, AlA, moderator Paper presentations on the examination of indigenous built cultures of geographically and climatically distinct Asian/Pacific regions in order to identify the connections between climatic response and architectural form.
• The Encounter of Western and Eastern Architectural Traditions in Asia and the Pacific Basin - Robert Jay, PhD, moderator - Paper presentations on various aspects of the encounter of western and eastern architectural traditions in Asia or the Pacific Basin. (Session 7)

6:00pm - 8:00pm Reception (UH School of Architecture courtyard)

Friday, March 24, 1995

7:30am - 9:00dm Early bird coffee

9:00am - 1-1:30 am Plenary Session (Keoni Auditorium, EWC)
Summary of the Kenneth F. Brown Design Awards Submittals Kenneth F. Brown, FAIA, Charles Mark Correa, FilA, Ashley De Vos, PhD, Fumahiko Maki, JIA, Moderator-Leighton Liu

11 :30am -1 :00pm Lunch

1 :00pm - 4:00pm Concurrent Sessions (UH School of Architecture)
• Architecture in the Asia Pacific Region: Case Studies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Presentations by leading architects and planners on current ideology processes and practice of architecture Pacific Rim countries (Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Malaysia and the Pacific Islands)
• The Encounter of Western and Eastern Architectural Traditions in Asia and the Pacific Basin - Wimal Dissanayake, PhD, moderator Paper presentations on various aspects of the encounter of western and eastern architectural traditions in Asia or the Pacific Basin. (Session 2)
• Architectural Education; Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) Roundtable Yuju Kishimoto, AlA, moderator - Discussion of architectural education.
• Vernacular Appropriateness in Today's Architecture
David Miller, AlA, moderator - (Level 2 workshop for AlA continuing education credits) following session on Architecture Education
• Economic Development and Architecture; Conflict and Complimentaries David McClain, PhD, moderator - Panel discussion and case studies .on business practices in the Asia Pacific Region

4:15pm – 5:00 pm Concluding Panel (UH School of Architecture)
Moderator – Raymond Yeh, FAIA
Closing remarks by Symposium Co-Chairs: Ed Aotani, AIA, Willa Tanabe, PhD, and Dr. Reg Kwok, PhD.

7:00pm – 9:00pm Recognition Dinner (Ala Moana Hotel)
Announcement of the winners for the Kenneth F. Brown Design Awards - Kenneth, FAIA and Fumihiko Maki

Sunday, March 25, 1995

8:30am – 10:am Asia-Pacific Center for Architecture (APCA)
Organized Meeting (UH School of Architecture)

10:00am – 11:00am National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
Perspective – John Jeronimo (UH School of Architecture)

The symposium schedule is subject to change.

 
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