Travelling Studio Japan

Japan Studio 2025 examines the role of design, architecture and landscape in community sustainability, ecological regeneration, and creative place-making. Students will study the phenomena of the Japanese countryside to seek inspiration and potential while responding to contemporary social and environmental challenges. Japan is one of the first countries to enter into a post-growth society and needs alternative design approaches that acknowledge and work within the limits of growth. We are interested in human-scale design that draws on local and available resources, indigenous knowledge, and local materials. As a multi-disciplinary studio, collaboration will be at the forefront of our design approach. Students will conduct initial research and undertake fieldwork together before working on their project of choice.