{"id":24254,"date":"2014-04-29T16:14:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T02:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=24254"},"modified":"2020-05-13T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T00:42:12","slug":"architecture-exhibition-focuses-on-response-to-2011-japan-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/04\/29\/architecture-exhibition-focuses-on-response-to-2011-japan-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture exhibition focuses on response to 2011 Japan earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Taro Igarashi Laboratory (image provided by The Japan Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa School of Architecture<\/a> holding a joint gallery exhibition with The Japan Foundation titled, How Did Architects Respond Immediately After 3\/11–The Great East Japan Earthquake<\/em><\/a>. The exhibition will be held at the school’s Haigo and Irene Shen Architecture Gallery<\/a>, which is located on the second floor of the Architecture Building (adjacent to the Architecture Auditorium).<\/p>\n

The exhibition runs through Friday, June 27. The gallery is open Mondays to Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

About the exhibit<\/h2>\n

On March 11, 2011, a Japan earthquake and a massive tsunami devastated the Tohoku region of Japan. It was the most powerful earthquake to ever hit Japan, leaving homes, buildings and towns completely destroyed.<\/p>\n

This catastrophic event left architects wondering, “What could architecture accomplish in such a situation?” The resulting show, How Did Architects Respond Immediately After 3\/11–The Great East Japan Earthquake<\/em>, was assembled by The Japan Foundation<\/a>, with the intention to exhibit the diversity of approaches to post-disaster architecture that was implemented by architects in the 3\/11 disaster zones of Japan.<\/p>\n

The response from architects may be divided into three phases—emergency responses; temporary housing and reconstruction projects. These phases are still being planned out and implemented today.<\/p>\n

At this exhibition, the public can gain a deeper understanding of the numerous people and their projects that helped realize a path to recovery. There will be panel displays of project summaries with drawings, illustrations and photographs, along with a number of restoration proposals submitted by foreign architects from all over the world.<\/p>\n

—A 东精影业<\/abbr> Mānoa news release<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n