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Invited researchers from various fields will conduct public gallery seminars focusing on the keyword
of "Architecture" at the Koishikawa Annex.

　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 21
The Architecture of Clay Whistles:
Tones Hiden in the Labyrinths of Bottle
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, November 14, 2020
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, UMUT and ZOOM
Lecturer: Mau Macedo ( Associate Professor, Okayama Prefectural University /
Ceramic Design )
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection, Handout

To prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, participants of this seminar will be decided by lot among those who submit prior applications. --> more
-in-house participation : application closed.
-online participation (up to 45people: via ZOOM) : application closed.
The Koishikawa Annex will be closed after 1 pm on November 14, 2020.

ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 20
The Architecture of Shells:
Atrchitects in the Natural World
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, January 18, 2020
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Lecturer: Takenori Sasaki ( Associate Professor, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Malacology, Paleontology )
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection, Handout
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 19
The Architecture of the Earth:
History of Cartography and the Establishment of a Geodetic System
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, July 6, 2019
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Lecturer: Hirohisa Mori ( Associate Professor, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Information Science )
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection, Handout
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 18
The Architecture of Vessels:
A Revolution of Human History Reflected in the Oldest Pottery
 Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, December 8, 2018
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Lecturer: Takahiro Odaka ( Project Researcher, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Near Eastern Archaeology )
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection, Handout
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 17
The Architecture of Maintaining Biodiversity:
An Opinion on Biotope in Architecture
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, March 30, 2019
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Lecturer: Hideaki Ohba ( Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo. Specially-appointed Researcher, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo / Plant Taxonomy, Himalayan Alpine Plant, Plant Diversity Study )
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection, Handout
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 16 　
The Architecture of Language:
Artificial Intelligence and Text Understanding
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, June 2, 2018
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Hiroya Takamura (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Team Leader, Knowledge and Information Research Team, Artificial Intelligence Research Center (AIRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) / Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 15　
The Architecture of Limbs:
Evolution of Animal Locomotion Inferred from Fossils
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday,January 20, 2018
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Tai Kubo (Project assitant professor, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Paleontology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 14　
The Architecture of Mud Walls:
A 10,000 Year-Old Societal Transformation Seen Through Architecture
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, October 21, 2017
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Yoshihiro Nishiaki (Professor, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Prehistoric Archaeology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 13　
The Architecture of Space:
Connecting the Memories of Architecture to the Creation of an Environment
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, June 3, 2017
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Fumio Matsumoto (Project Professor, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Architecture)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection, Memories of Architecture

ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 12　
The Architecture of the Solar System:
The 4.6 Billion Years Record of Meteorites
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, February 25, 2017
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Takafumi Niihara (Project Assistant Professor,
The University Museum, The University of Tokyo / Meteoritics, Mineralogy)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 11　
The Architecture of Stone Tools:
Human Evolution Inferred From Lithic Reduction Strategies
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, November 26, 2016
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Katsuhiro Sano (Project Assistant Professor,
The University Museum, The University of Tokyo / Prehistoric Archaeology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 10　
The Architecture of Staging:
The Seriage Stage Elevator of the Kabuki Theater
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, April 9, 2016
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Benjamin Fitzenreiter (Doctoral candidate, Graduate School
of Art and Design, Musashino Art University /
Studies of Japanese Visual Culture) 　
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 9　
The Architecture of Fetuses:
How Heterochrony Have Shaped the Diversity of Animal Morphologies
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, January 9, 2016
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Daisuke Koyabu (Project Assistant Professor,
The University Museum, The University of Tokyo /
Comparative Morphology, Evolutionary Developmental Biology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 8　
The Architecture of Plants:
The Life-Sustaining Form of Seeds
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, November 21, 2015
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Koji Takayama (Associate Professor, Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka / Systematic and Evolutionary Botany)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 7　
The Architecture of Geometry:
Ivan Leonidov's Pursuit of New Architectural Forms
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, July 4, 2015
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Akiko Honda (Assistant Professor, Waseda Institute for
Advanced Study / History of Russian Architecture)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 6　
The Architecture of the Gods:
The Structural Principles and Representations of the Sacred Actors
in the Ancient Andes
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, March 28, 2015
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Eisei Tsurumi (Assistant Professor, The University Museum,
The University of Tokyo / Andean Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 5　
The Architecture of Windows:
The Diversity of Windows Created by Culture and Climate
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, December 14, 2014
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Fuminori Nousaku (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of
Architecture and Building Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology /
Architectural Design)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 4　
The Architecture of Birds:
Creating Structures Without the Use of Hands
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, October 19, 2014
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Hajime Matsubara (Project Assistant Professor,
The University Museum, The University of Tokyo / Ethology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 3　
The Architecture of Earthquake Country:
Protecting Cultural Property Buildings From Natural Disasters
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, September 27, 2014
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Eisuke Nishikawa (Technical Official, Architecture and
Other Structures Division, Cultural Properties Department,
Agency for Cultural Affairs / Civil Engineering)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 2　
The Architecture of the Island:
How Tiled Roofs Tell the History of the Ryukyu Archipelago
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, June 8, 2014
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Ryota Ishii (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business
Administration, Josai University / Historical Archaeology)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection
ARCHITECTONICA Seminar 1　
The Architecture of Brachiopods:
A Passive Survival Strategy Achieved Via Skillful Functional Design
Date and time: 13:30-15:00, Saturday, March 8, 2014
Venue: Koishikawa Annex, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo map
Lecturer: Yuta Shiino (Project Assistant Professor,
The University Museum, The University of Tokyo /
Evolutionary Morphology, Biomechanics)
Documents: Poster, Leaflet, Report, Collection



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