Friday 11 July, 2025
2:00pm BST - 5:30pm BST
A half-day workshop organised by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, the Royal Asiatic Society, the Manchester School of Architecture, and the Department of Architecture, University of Tokyo.
Admission free. All welcome but registration required.
Venue: Royal Asiatic Society, Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD, and online via Zoom.
To register for in person attendance, please send an email to sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org, including your name, title, affiliated institution and position where relevant, and a brief outline in your interest in this event. Deadline for registration Wednesday 9 July 2025.
To attend online, please email mb@royalasiaticsociety.org
About the event
This workshop is centred on a presentation about the interface between architectural history, restoration, conservation and reconstruction by Professor UNNO Satoshi of the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo, Japan, currently Visiting Scholar at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures in Norwich.
Professor Unno draws on his extensive experience in this field during his career at the Nara National Institute for Cultural Properties and the University of Tokyo. He will address issues including differences in approach between Japanese and European heritage professionals, based on a series of case studies in which he was involved. This will be followed by a series of short responses by European specialists and an open discussion.
Image: The hondō at Kōfukji, Nara following recent restora9on (Photo: S. Unno)