AIA Japan & NCARB— Licensure Info Session

When: Tuesday 16 June 2026 @ 08:00 (Eastern US time)/ 21:00 (Japan time)
Where: ONLINE

Description

AIA Japan is pleased to announce an upcoming information session in partnership with NCARB, designed for architects and emerging professionals based in Japan who are pursuing — or considering — U.S. licensure.

Whether you are just starting to explore the path to becoming a licensed architect in the United States, or are already working through the AXP or ARE, this session is for you. A representative from NCARB will walk through the licensure process with a focus on practical guidance for internationally-based candidates, including how to log AXP hours outside the US, how to choose a state board, and what the path looks like when you have never lived or worked in America.

AIA Japan — Jun Mitsui Lecture: Architecture in Context

When: Thursday 28 May 2026 @ 05:30 (Eastern US time)/ 18:30 (Japan time)
Where: ONLINE/ Arper Japan Showroom

Speaker

Jun Mitsui, FAIA, JIA

CES Credits: TBC

Description

Jun Mitsui is the founder of Jun Mitsui & Associates, Architects, and a licensed architect in both Japan and the United States. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he earned his Master of Architecture from Yale University and went on to work with Cesar Pelli & Associates before returning to Tokyo. Over the course of his career, he has led a wide range of award-winning projects in Japan and internationally, with a focus on thoughtful, context-driven design.

A former President of AIA Japan, Mitsui’s elevation to FAIA in 2026 recognizes his significant contributions to architecture and the built environment.

AIA Japan Book Talk — Waterfront Regeneration in a Time of Climate Change

When: Friday 5 December 2025 @ 04:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 18:30 (Tokyo time)
Where: LUTRON Asuka Showroom/Office, 1 Chome−1−1 Shin-Aoyama Bldg. West 14F, Minamiaoyama, Tokyo 107-0062 Japan/ ONLINE

CES Credits: TBC

Description

Join AIA Japan for an engaging book talk featuring Raffaele Pernice (The University of New South Wales), George Kurumado (Takenaka Corporation), and Heide Imai (Senshu University) — chapter authors of Waterfront Regeneration in a Time of Climate Change: Recent Japanese and International Experiences (Routledge, 2025).

Moderated by Professor Tetsuya Yaguchi (Waseda University), this session will explore the resilience of the Tokyo waterfront and how global cities are reimagining their waterfronts in response to climate change. Through Japanese and international case studies, the speakers will highlight strategies that balance ecological restoration, disaster risk reduction, and urban livability.

AIA Japan - Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan Revisited: Traditional Japanese Culture as a Means to Modern American Architecture

When: Thursday 27 November 2025 @ 04:30 (Eastern US Time)/ 18:30 (Tokyo time)
Where: Arper Showroom, Tokyo/ ONLINE

Speaker

Kevin Nute, Professor of Architecture, University of Hawai’i, Manoa

Description

Although it has long been accepted that America’s most famous architect was influenced by Japanese culture, the nature of Frank Lloyd Wright’s debt to Japan has remained unclear. Kevin Nute argues that Japan had a more profound impact on Wright’s approach to design and in particular his notion of the organic than has previously been acknowledged. It suggests that the influence of Ernest Fenollosa (1853–1908), the leading American authority on Japanese art at the turn of the 20th century, who also happened to be the cousin of Wright’s first employer in Chicago, the Shingle Style architect Joseph Silsbee (1848–1913), was pivotal in bringing together what would become Wright’s twin passions of Japanese art and the organic whole.

AIA Taipei - International Lecture: KINGDOM Development x Department of Architecture Ming Chuan University

When: Thursday 20 November 2025 @ 06:00 (Eastern US time)/ 19:00 (Taipei Time)
Where: Ming Chuan University, Taipei/ ONLINE CES: Estimated 2 LU/HSW for AIA Members

Speaker

Roberto Bannura, Steven Holl Architects I Partner

Event Description

This lecture, presented by Roberto Bannura of Steven Holl Architects, explores the firm’s distinctive design philosophy and its translation into built works across the world. Through an in-depth presentation of selected projects, Bannura will discuss how conceptual thinking, material experimentation, and spatial experience shape Steven Holl’s architectural language.

The event also highlights the collaboration with KINGDOM Development and Ming Chuan University, reflecting the intersection of professional practice, academic exploration, and development innovation in contemporary architecture.

AIA Japan - Evening Lecture with Kengo Kuma: Back to Nature

When: Thursday 6 November 2025 @ 05:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 19:00 (Tokyo time)
Where: TBC near Ikebukuro Station/ ONLINE

Description

AIA Japan is honored to collaborate with Kengo Kuma & Associates to present a special lecture, “Back to Nature,” by Kengo Kuma, one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed architects. The event will take place near Ikebukuro Station at an exclusive, architecturally significant cultural property, offering a fitting setting for this dialogue between architecture and nature. Final venue details will be announced shortly. Kuma-san will reflect on the ways architecture can deepen our connection to nature and the spaces we inhabit.

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