Jaroslav Fragner Gallery, Prague

10th February - 3rd April 2011

lecture/
9.3. Osamu Okamura: Postwar Architecture in Japan 7pm, JFG

23.3. Osamu Okamura: Contemporary Alternative Architecture in Japan 7pm, FA CVUT, room n.105

30.3. Film evening focused on modern and contemporary Japanese architecture
7pm, cinema Světozor

4.4. Momoyo Kaijima: Atelier Bow-Wow / Behaviorology, 7pm, cinema Světozor

under the auspices/ Velvyslanectví Japonska v ČR

supported by/ Japonské velvyslanectví, Ministerstvo kultury ČR, Magistrát hlavního města Prahy, Nadace české architektury

concept/ Atelier Bow-Wow

"Atelier Bow-Wow has been interested in the behavior of micro/macro climates in our living environment, of people, and of buildings. Our installation shows this behaviorological landscape through 1:20 models of our projects in Tokyo, Karuizawa, California and Amsterdam."

Atelier Bow-Wow is a Tokyo-based firm founded by Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima in 1992. The pair's interest lies in diverse fields ranging from architectural design to urban research and the creation of public artworks.

The practice has designed and built over 20 houses, public museums and commercial buildings mainly in Tokyo. In recent years it has expanded its works internationally including France, Denmark and the USA. 'Pet Architecture Guidebook' and 'Made In Tokyo' published in 2001 were amongst many urban research studies that lead to experimental project 'micro-public-space', a new concept of the public space, which has been exhibited across the world at events such as Biennales in Sao Paolo, Venice, Istanbul and Liverpool.

In addition to the practice, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto is an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and has been a visiting faculty at Harvard GSD and UCLA. Momoyo Kaijima is an associate professor at University of Tsukuba, and has been a visiting faculty at Harvard GSD and E.T.H.Zurich.

http://www.bow-wow.jp
Main Works
2003    Gae House (Tokio, Japonsko)
2005    “Hanamidori” Cultural Center (Tokio, Japonsko)
            House & Atelier Bow-Wow (Tokio, Japonsko)
2006    Mado Building (Tokio, Japonsko)
2008    Sway House (Tokio, Japonsko)
            Double Chimney (Karuizawa, Japonsko)
            Ikushima Library (Tokio, Japonsko)
            Pony Garden (Kanagawa, Japonsko)
            Machiya Guesthouse (Kanazawa, Japonsko)
            Tread Machiya (Tokio, Japonsko)
            Bokutei (Tokio, Japonsko)
            Mountain House (Kalifornie, USA)
2009    Four Boxes Gallery (Skeive, Dánsko)
2010    Tower Machiya (Tokio, Japonsko)
            Combined Machiya (Tokio, Japonsko)

Current Works
Rue Rebiere (Paříž, Francie)
Kerameikou Street Apartment (Atény, Řecko)

Main Publications
2001    Pet Architecture Guidebook (World Photo Press)
2001    Made in Tokio (spolu s Junzo Kuroda, Kajima Institute Publishing)
2006    Bow-Wow from Post Bubble City (INAX Publishing)
2007    Graphic Anatomy - Atelier Bow-Wow (TOTO Publishing)
2010   Behaviorology (Rizzoli New York)