Japan Exhibits Contemporary Architecture

Japan Exhibits Contemporary Architecture
The Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation is organizing an exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Architecture, displaying over a hundred photographic images of some of the most exquisite contemporary Japanese architectural designs. This exhibition has been organised to introduce modern Japanese architecture to Sri Lanka with a view of further promoting cultural exchanges between Sri Lanka and Japan.

The exhibition displays a carefully selected repertoire of architectural designs conceived by renowned Japanese architects covering a span of a recent ten years between 1985 and 1996. The first part of that period coincides with an era of economic prosperity in Japan where the architectural world was brimming with life opening up new possibilities for architecture and culture in general.

A rich diversity of architectural expression that was achieved during this period reflecting part of contemporary Japanese culture is very much evident in these exhibits. The exhibition also demonstrates the transformations that took place in architectural design in the short ten-year period in Japan.

The works have been divided into seven categories, namely, "metropolises", "medium-size cities", "towns and villages", "suburbs", "reclaimed land", "countryside", and "resort areas", thereby depicting how architectural expression responde