Relationships between Architecture, Art & Nature on Naoshima, Japan: First Encounter 15 Jul 2024 – 1 Aug 2024

This exhibition presents part of a research project still in progress by Dr Danilo Di Mascio, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, researcher and registered architect.

The study was supported by a Daiwa Foundation grant to enable Danilo’s travel to Japan in order to meet academics in Tokyo and Osaka, and document the relationships between architecture, culture, art and nature on Naoshima.

The project’s main aim is to document and analyse through direct experience the relationships between architecture, culture, art and nature in Naoshima, the location of the selected case study.

Danilo’s exhibition, Relationships between Architecture, Art & Nature on Naoshima, Japan: First Encounter is on display from 15 July to 1 August 2024 at Sovereign Design House, Huddersfield.

The exhibition is open to the public from 10:00 am to 15:00 during weekdays and from 11:00 am to 16:00 on Saturdays.

An information flyer about the exhibition can be found here.

About  Dr Danilo Di Mascio

Dr Danilo Di Mascio is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture, researcher and registered architect. He joined the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield in September 2017.

Danilo has been actively involved in academic activities, including conference presentations, organisation of workshops, research projects, design critiques and guest lectures, in over twenty countries worldwide.

Danilo’s academic research focuses on relationships between architecture, urban design and narrative, considering multiple connections in terms of design, analysis, representation and sustainability, as well as relationships between architecture, art, culture, creativity, health and nature. His work also explores connections between architectural and digital heritage, including analysis, interpretation, representation and participatory activities, and investigates relationships between architecture and video games (theories, technologies and design of virtual environments). Further areas of research include culture-led regeneration projects, representational techniques and architectural education.

Danilo was the Chairperson of the 15th European Architectural Envisioning Association Conference, entitled ‘Envisioning Architectural Narratives’, hosted (virtually) by the Department of Architecture and 3D Design, School of Arts and Humanities, the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, 1-3 September 2021, https://doi.org/10.34696/xc3n-d030