Art, Architecture and Technology

24th Japanese-German Symposium

jointly organized by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V. with kind support of TU Wien

Date: May 24–25, 2019
Venue:Kuppelsaal der Technischen Universität Wien, 4th floor, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Vienna, Austria

Report in Neues vom Club 02/2019 (in German)
 

Program (238 KB)

Friday, May 24, 2019

13:00Welcome Remarks
• Prof. Dr. Johannes Fröhlich (TU Wien, Vice Rector)
• Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (German JSPS Aiumni Association, Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (JSPS Bonn Office, Director)
• S.E. Botschafter Kiyoshi Koinuma (Japanese Embassy in Austria)
• Dr. Diethard Leopold (Austrian-Japanese Society, ÖJG)
13:30Introduction into the topic
Dr. Iris Mach (TU Wien)
13:45Music performance: Mari Nakayama (mezzo soprano) and Masaaki Saito (piano)

Part 1: Historic Background & Vienna World Fair 1873
Convenor: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Manzenreiter (University of Vienna)
14:00Lost in Religion: Kume Kunitake as a Victim of State Shinto
Dr. Bernhard Scheid (OEAW / IKGA)
Abstract Scheid (70 KB)
Presentation Scheid (1.8 MB)
14:30Eufemia of Kudriaffsky and the 1873 Vienna World’s Fair
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Getreuer-Kargl(University of Vienna)
Abstract Getreuer-Kargl (73 KB)
Presentation Getreuer-Kargl (1.1 MB)
15:00The Rôle of the House Model in the Context of Exhibiting Japanese Collections
Dr. Bettina Zorn (Weltmuseum Wien)
Abstract Zorn (158 KB)
15:30Q & A session
16:00Group picture & Coffee break

Part 2: Traditional Japanese Architecture
Convenor: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Widmann (OEAW)
16:30Experiences with Japanese Heritage Preservation: Built Heritage Conservation and Preservation in Japan
Prof. Dr. Siegfried RCT Enders (President of ICOMOS SBH)
Abstract Enders (87 KB)
Presentation Enders (7.7 MB)
17:00Structural Performance of Traditional Timber Structures in Japan against Seismic Load
Prof. Dr. Kaori Fujita (The University of Tokyo)
Abstract Fujita (26 KB)
Presentation Fujita (6.6 MB)
17:30Q & A session
18:00• Introduction of JSPS Programs: Yukari Umi (JSPS Office Bonn)
• Introduction of Japan Austria Science Exchange Center (JASEC): Dr. Iris Mach (TU Wien)
18:15JSPS Alumni Club Award Ceremony 2019 for Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke
18:30go to dinner venue
19:30Dinner at restaurant Zwölf-Apostelkeller (Sonnenfelsgasse 3, 1010 Wien)


Saturday, May 25, 2019

Part 3: Timber Architecture in Japan and Europe
Convenor: Dr. Iris Mach (TU Wien)
09:00Recognizing the Similar thus Accepting the Other
Prof. Dr. Klaus Zwerger (TU Wien)
Abstract Zwerger (130 KB)
Presentation Zwerger (1.6 MB)
09:30Contemporary Mid-rise Timber Building in Japan
Prof. Dr. Mikio Koshihara (The University of Tokyo)
Abstract Koshihara (79 KB)
Presentation Koshihara (3.3 MB)
10:00Q & A session
10:30Coffee break

Part 4: Architecture and Robotics
Convenor: Prof. Dr. Margarete Jahrmann (University of Applied Arts Vienna / ZHDK)
11:00„BauRoboterBau“, „SpaceRobotSpace“
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bock (TU München)
Abstract Bock (63 KB)
Presentation Bock (4.2 MB)
11:30Architectures in the Era of Drones, Robotics and Self-driving Cars
Prof. Dr. Tomoyuki Furutani(Keio University)
Abstract Furutani (58 KB)
Presentation Furutani (2.8 MB)
12:00The Architecture Space-Game
Dr. Oliver Schürer / H.A.U.S. (TU Wien)
Abstract Schürer (60 KB)
Presentation Schürer (1.9 MB)
12:30Q & A session
13:00Closing remarks
13:15Lunch
14:30Performance “Ningyō Jōruri – Doppelgänger”

For participants of the General Assembly of the JSPS Club:
15:00
16:30
16:45
General Assembly of the JSPS Club
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Guided tour

For others:
15:00
15:15
Go to meeting point
Guided tour



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