Japan-based architecture and urban research group

We have created SITE JAPAN, an open international community of Japan-based researchers on architecture and urbanism. We gather to discuss beyond the limited confines of the small-scale Japanese universities and their very specialized laboratories. Our activities are in English and open to both Japanese and international researchers. Despite the global attention towards Japan's architecture and urbanism, Japanese academia often remains isolated and introverted. We aim to break this isolation in two directions. Firstly, by introducing to the world relevant Japanese debates that remain under the radar of the international research community. Secondly, by presenting international ideas and viewpoints to the Japanese academia. As Japan-based researchers, we are in the best position to encourage this bilateral communication and highlight Japan as a thriving site for knowledge production.