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CJA-RES-AL-B13-6-45 · Item · 1982
Part of Charles Jencks Archive

Guest-Edited by Charles, includes an article titled 'Counter-Reformation - a religious parable. Charles Jencks' reflections on the Venice Biennale' and 'Venice Biennale: Discussion: Charles Jencks, Paolo Portoghesi, Michael Graves, Eugene Kupper, Fernando Montes et al'

Publisher: Academy Editions

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Japanese Architecture
CJA-RES-AL-B14-4-11 · Item · 1984-2001
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a box folder labelled 'Japanese Architec-ture'.
Includes:
-Charles' name badge for Inter Design '84 Sapporo, attached to a folded piece of paper with manuscript notes
-letter from Etsuko Minamino, thanking Charles for dinner and enclosing photographs of Charles taking part in a panel and with unidentified people [1992]
-ticket for 厳島神社 [Itsukushima shrine] with a note written on reverse
-leaflet for Hilltop Hotel Tokyo
-letter from the Chief Executive of Japan 2001 enclosing a list of possible events [1999]
-letter from Shin Takamatsu to Andreas Papadakis confirming he is preparing transparencies
-envelope containing unlabelled transparencies
-letter from Shin Takamatsu Architect & Associates regarding a publication being produced by a Swiss publisher
-review by Richard J Samuels of Alex Kerr's Dogs and Demons, annotated, from an unidentified publication
-folder with a business card for Tom Heneghan attached
-article from The Time 17 Apr 2001 by Rosemary Righter on Japan
-printed out e-mail from Makoto Sei Watanabe regarding their dinner and his recent works
-letter from Kengo Kuma [signed] sending a special edition of l'ARCAEDIZIONI, 2000
-A4 flyer/handout for an exhibition 'The Architecture of Fumihiko Maki at the V&A, 2001
-covering letters from Weatherhill books sending various publications for review, with manuscript notes
-letter from the World Architecture Exposition, 1998, Nara, regarding expenses, 1994
-letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] discussing a proposal for a television programme, 1987
-World Architecture Exposition, 1998, Nara publication Triennara 1994.3 No. 2 [Japanese/English]
-plastic folder labelled 'British/Japanese scholarship' containing letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] regarding plans for Nara and various publications, 1991, with reply annotated; letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] thanking Charles for 'The Post-Modern Reader' and making plans to be in London; typescript list of names and addresses for architects in japan, with annotations and business cards attached; leaflet for Fairmont Hotel Tokyo
-invitation to participate in the World Architecture Triennale, Nara, 1995 and various booklets for the Trriennale
-letter from Kisho Kurokawa [signed] as producer of the World Architecture Exhibition 1998 Nara inviting Charles to be a board member, 1989
-invitation card for the Royal Academy of Arts Japanese Culture Evening 1999 including a lecture by Professor Shuji Takashina, with manuscript notes loose inside
-manuscript note son plain paper headed 'Japan 2001' and 'Channel 4'
-typescript list of major proposals for Japan 2001 events with annotations
-typescript titled 'summary of the slides shown by Professor Suzuki', annotated
-catalogue for 'Bridges' the Daiwa Foundation Anglo-Japanese Visual Arts Touring Show, inserted: faxes and correspondence relating to Japan 2001; the Ango-Japanese Annual Lecture with RIBA; and the 2000 Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture
-postcard advertising an exhibition of Shin Takamatsu at the GA Gallery, Tokyo 11 Nov-17 Dec 1989
-folder labelled 'Master Plan: Silkroad Town 21: World Architecture Exposition 1998 Nara' containing: heavily annotated typescript titled 'Historical/Anti-Historical City: Gold Medal Address 1992' by Charles, with manuscript notes on the reverse; photocopy of 'The Public, The Price and the Sacred' by Charles Correa from Daedelus Fall 1989; printed publication for the 1998 World Architecture Exposition; leaflets for the Nara Daibutsu and Hōryūji Temple; business cards; currency exchange and hotel receipts; photocopies descriptions of architecture projects in Japan; manuscript notes on a variety of different papers relating to Japanese architects; correspondence regarding corrections of spelling mistakes in minutes and Charles' lecture at Naras; leaflet for 'The Desiring eye: reviewing the Slow House Diller + Scofidio ディラー＋スコフィディオのスローハウス' at Gallery Ma; leaflets for the Nara City Museum of Photography; トリエンナール奈良’92 brochure; letter notifying Charles he is to receive the Gold Medal with draft manuscript reply; fax from Kisho Kurokawa informing Charles that he is to receive the Gold Medal; fax detailing arrangements for the Contemporary Architectural Symposium, 1998; official correspondence from the World Architecture Exposition 1998 Nara with arrangements for Charles' stay; letter from Charles to Kisho Kurokawa regarding plans for an architectural museum at UCLA; partially used line notepad.
[Loose documents]
CJA-RES-AL-B14-4-17 · Item · 1976-1984
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of documents found loose on the shelf. Includes:
-English language guide for the Roppongi Prince Hotel opening September 1984, designed by Kisho Kurokawa
-letters page from Building Design 25 May 1984
-建築家 4 1976: The Japan Architect
-typescript titled 'The Architecture of Symbiosis' and annotated "toword [sic] inter-culturalism" and 'Kisho Kurokawa" with manuscript notes on reverse
-typescript titled 'Tidal currents from Post-Modernism'
-manuscript notes on Inter Design '84 Sapporo headed paper
-manuscript notes titled 'Modern Culture,Post-Modern Culture + What will come next?' on pink plain paper
-letter from The Japan Foundation offering a Short-Term Visitors' Grant, September 1984
-information on the Japan Inter Design Conference including a list of members
-tentative schedule for Charles attending Inter Design '84 Sapporo
-postcard from Kazuhiro Ishii Architect & Associates sent to Charles at 19 Lansdowne Walk
-typescript titled 'Le Poétique in Architecture: beyond smeiotics' by Kisho Kurokawa
-typescript titled 'Karakuri: the metastructural machine' by Kisho Kurokawa with manuscript notes on reverse
[Loose documents]
CJA-RES-AL-B14-4-19 · Item · 1986-1995
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of documents found loose on the shelf. Includes:
-Brochure for the Nara/TOTO World Architecture Triennale open division 1995
-Time magazine 21 Sep 1987 folded to an article about Japanese architecture
-Telescope テレスコープ Summer 1987 issue
-cuttings from Building Design 31 Oct 1986 on Tadao Ando, annotated
-printed out e-mails between Charles and Norihito Nakatani about Japanese houses in the 1970s, with Charles' draft manuscript reply
-folder labelled 'Japan 2001' containing printed-out emails relating to the organisation of the Masaharu Taksaki lecture at RIBA; lists of architecture events taking place as part of the Japan 2001 season; letters from Charles making arrangements for the 2001 lecture
-typescript titled 'Designing for a High Tech Nation: The Symbolic Modern in the 1980s Japan' by Yasushi Zenno, submitted as part of a module at UCLA, annotated
-leaflets for the World Architecture Exposition, Nara 1996.3 No. 3
-leaflet for the Nara Convention Hall International Design Competition
-The Architects' Journal 21 March 1996
-leaflet for 'Urban islands: architectural works of Mario Bellini 1985/1995' at RIBA Architecture Centre, 1996
-envelope for Kazuhiro Ishii Architect and Associates with a diagram of architects' names drawn on it in biro, containing reprints from 住宅特集 and 建築文化 as well as colour photographs of the inside and outside of a building
-copy letters from Charles to Kisho Kurokawa and Minoru Takeyama introducing a friend who is visiting Japan, and a list of the contact details for Japanese architects
-article from Building Design 5 May 1995 on Tadao Ando
-business cards for Kazuyo Sejima, Kengo Kuma and Hajime Yatsuka
-fax from Eisaku Ushida and Kathryn Findlay thanking Charles for including Truss Wall House in The Architecture of The Jumping Universe, and Charles' manuscript draft reply
-correspondence with Toyo Ito making arrangements to meet in Tokyo, 1995
[Loose documents]
CJA-RES-AL-B14-4-8 · Item · 1992
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of documents found loose on the shelf. Includes:
-poster for 現代建築家展/Contemporary Architect Exhibition held at 奈良県立美術館 [Nara] 16 May-14 Jun 1992. [folded]
-poster for the 奈良TOTO世界建築トリエンナール「工房部門」/Nara/TOTO World Architecture Triennale (Open Division) 1992 [folded]
[Loose papers]
CJA-RES-AL-B17-R1-5 · File · 1990-2018
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Bundle of documents found loose on the shelf. Includes:
-Business cards for Kako Kurokawa and Yasumasa Ishizaka
-Cover of and pages from the RIBA Journal April 1998 referencing Kurokawa
-New Year's Card from Kiso Kurokawa architect & associates, Jan 1999
-two sealed, un-addressed invitations to the Kiso Kurokawa retrospective at RIBA, 1998
-Profile of Kiso Kurokawa architect and associates in World Architecture 55, April 1997
-Interview with Kiso Kurokawa in Building Design, 24 Apr 1998
-Review of Kiso Kurokawa's exhibition at Manchester's Cube gallery from Building Design, 19 Oct 2001
-Printed out article on the Nakagin Capsule Tower from The New York Times, 29 Sep 2016
-cuttings on skyscrapers, 2017-2018
-photocopied review of Kurokawa's Sporting Club building in Illinois, Chicago tribune, 7 Oct 1990
-review of the film 'Rikyu' from The new York Times, 18 Jan 1991
-invitation to the opening to Noritaka Minami exhibition at UCLA, 2012
-feature on Kurokawa from Building Design, 18 Jun 2010
-letters page from RIBA Journal relating to Kurokawa, May 1998
-Plantec branded folder containing a letter from Tadasu Ohe [signed] following up from the conversation at the 1998 Nara World Architecture Exposition, enclosing his CV and colour photocopies of published articles on his work (including from The Japan Architect and Kurokawa's 'New Wave Japanese Architecture'.
Kurokawa: CJ Notes + Images etc
CJA-RES-AL-B17-R1-6 · File · 1994-2007
Part of Charles Jencks Archive
Contents of a red box file labelled 'KUROKAWA CJ notes + images etc KUROKAWA'
Includes:
-Letter on Kisho Kurokawa architect & associates headed paper inviting Charles to become a founding member of 'Green and Recycle' association, with a list of current members, 2007
-Letter from Kisho Kurokawa concerning the Japanese translation of 'The Architecture of the Jumping Universe', annotated draft reply from Charles confirming receipt of the translation
-typescript titled 'Kurokawa's Double Vision: from metabolism to fractals' by Charles
-copy fax from Charles to Kurokawa requesting specific images relating to fractals and information on other Japanese architects; and reply, 1994
-fax from Kurokawa's secretary sending material on fractal series ; annotated draft reply by Charles requesting Kurokawa's guest lis for a dinner party 'here
-copy fax from Charles to Kurokawa hoping to make arrangements to meet in Nara
-copy fax from Charles to Dr Kunio Kodo regarding the Japanese translation of The Architecture of the Jumping Universe
-draft manuscript dinner guest list, attached to a fax from Dennis Sharp to Charles regarding the Kurokawa exhibition catalogue, with a post-it note making arrangements for a tennis match, 1997
-correspondence relating to arrangements for the opening events for the Kurokawa exhibition including a party at Charles' house
-covering letters from Kurokawa's office confirming material has been sent to Charles
-faxed from Kurokawa giving details of fractals and symbiosis within his work, and copy fax from Charles describing the content of 'The Architecture of The Jumping Universe', 1994
-World Architecture Triennale, Nara, 1998, The Minutes of the Symposium and Lecture Series with a covering note from the Association for the World Architecture Exposition, Nara; includes the text of Charles' presentation in a section titled 'The City of Wood - Nara'
-Fax from Dennis Sharp to RIBA Journal protesting their 'attack' on the Kurokawa exhibition, 1998
-Plastic folder including: fax from Kurokawa to Charles mentioning his Paris exhibition, with annotated reply from Charles; fax confirming the postponement of the World Architecture Exposition, Nara but confirming the World Architecture Triennale and the text of Kurokawa's lecture 'From the Age of Machine to the Age of Life: From Metabolism to Symbiosis'.
-typescript titled 'Two Seminal Architects' by Charles, with printed out e-mail from Charles to the AJ submitting copy and manuscript notes on Kurokawa and Ungers.
-untitled typescript on Kurokawa, with printed out e-mail from Building Design confirming publication schedule; printed out photographs of Charles with Kurokawa,[Kengo] Kuma, and other unidentified men at a restaurant in Tokyo in 2007, 2007
-manuscript sketch map showing buildings labelled with their architects in Omotesando, Tokyo
-business card for employees at the Mori Art Museum, Casa Brutus, Taisei Corporation, Collex Living and for Takeo Nishioka
-catalogue for the 'Kisho Kurokawa: From the Age of the Machine to the Age of Life' exhibition at the National Art Centre, Tokyo, produced as a 2007 calendar
-carrier bag from アオヤマ・フォト・アート containing transparencies and project information sheets for: Bukit Unggul Show Bungalow; KL International Airport Terminal Complex; Fujinomiya Golf Club Clubhouse; Flores Residence, Menorca; Fractal Series Furniture, with DHL covering note from Kurokawa
-plastic folder containing transparencies and project information sheet for Fukui City Museum of Art
-plastic wallet containing colour publicity photographs of buildings