International Lecture Series: Momoyo Kaijima (Atelier Bow-Wow)

Denne forelæsning af arkitekten Momoyo Kaijima (Atelier Bow-Wow) er en del af forelæsningsrækken 'International Lecture Series', hvor Det Kongelige Akademi - Arkitektur inviterer store internationale navne indenfor til en eftermiddag med fokus på væsentlige internationale temaer i arkitekturen.

Architectural Ethnography 

Life obviously exceeds architecture, yet at the same time it is the basis and essence of architecture. Understanding its different forms, as ethnography shows, is the precondition of engaging with it. But what does this mean for architecture? How can the myriad situations that both feed into and result from the design of a building be effectively mapped? How does one address architectural drawings, not just as simple notational systems but as instruments to document, discuss and evaluate architecture? How can they work to explore people’s actual usages, needs and aspirations, and moreover to give shape to individualised life forms in today’s globalised society?

About Momoyo Kaijima 

Momoyo Kaijima is an architect and professor, and co-founded Atelier Bow-Wow with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto. She received a PhD degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology. She is Professor of Architectural Behaviorology at ETH Zurich and, since 2024, president of nor-for-profit organisation Cheer Art. Momoyo’s work explores the relationship between architecture and urban life, with a focus on everyday behaviors and spatial practices.

She has previously taught at institutions including Harvard GSD, Rice University, Delft University of Technology, Columbia University, Yale School of Architecture, as well as the Royal Danish Academy. In 2012, she received the RIBA International Fellowship and curated the Japan Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. In 2022, she was awarded the Wolf Prize in Architecture.