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Architects: Riken Yamamoto
- Area: 26839 m²
- Year: 2000
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Photographs:Isao Aihara, Mitsumasa Fujitsuka
Text description provided by the architects. This is a university of information science with two departments: complex systems and media architecture. We proposed a space similar to an architectural office or a studio of a department of architecture at a university since we found the way that researchers work very similar to the way we design, in that students and researchers of the two departments are substantially working together.
We created a space where various scenes can happen freely, whether solitary deep thinking or teamwork. We named this space the studio. Right beside the studio stands the teachers' laboratories. Through the glass partition between the studio and the laboratories, people can see what is happening on the other side. We believe that the direct relationships among people are especially important as the main work at the university is of computer science.
Open space = Open mind is a catchphrase of the university.
