OSAMU ISHIYAMA LABORATORY

Learning from Asia : Workshop Tour 2003
1st Tour for the Preservation of Kirtipur, Nepal
Location : Kirtipur in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Date : 16th to 25th March 2003

Survey for the Kirtipur Project of Tribhuvan University - Waseda University
Participation to the Kirtipur Project : For 2003, we shall be doing an integrated survey of the settlements with the professors and students from the school of architecture, Tribhuvan University. Kirtipur is a small town located eight kilometers south-west of Kathmandu on the top of a ridge. Tribhuvan University sits at the foot of the hill. This historic town has many things to offer including ancient shrines, temple, old-style houses, and villagers dressed in traditional costumes and weaving on hand looms. (www.socialtours.com)

6th Journey to Build Up Peace, "The Hiroshima House"
Location : The Hiroshima House in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Date : 25th to 31st March 2003

After the atomic bombardment of Hiroshima, an American peace activist Dr. Schmoe rebuilt several houses in the destroyed city. They were called "Hiroshima Houses". In them were portrayed the most radical liberty and dignity of architecture. The Hiroshima House which the citizens of Hiroshima are now building in Phnom Penh might be conceived as an international extension to Dr. Schmoe's Hiroshima Houses. This will function as an archive gallery for both Hiroshima's destruction and of the holocaust by Pol Pot, containing an orphanage, school of peace, accommodational facilities, and a woodwork studio. Architecture is not everlasting, but for some moments in history it could function as a resting place for memories of the people.
about the Hiroshima House


Osamu Ishiyama Labolatory, Waseda University tel: +813-3209-2278 fax: +813-3209-8944 ishiyamalab@ishiyama.arch.waseda.ac.jp

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