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
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.
