LECTURE ON JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE & GARDENS BY YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA AND YASUO KITAYAMA  

Japan is a long stretching country from North to South and her climate and environmental surroundings has influenced traditionally Japanese Architecture. Summers in most of Japan are hot, and humid, a fact that is clearly reflected in the way homes are built. The traditional house is raised somewhat so that the air can move around and beneath it. Wood is the material of choice because it is cool in summer, warm in winter, and more flexible when subjected to earthquakes.
      Japanese gardens possess a compositional beauty derived from blending of natural plantings, sand, water and rock, made unique by the natural beauty of Japan’s landscape and seasonal change.
      Yoshiaki Nakamura, famous architect, and Yasuo Kitayama, famous gardening artist, from Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, will present intricacies and nuances of Japanese traditional architecture and gardens by using exhaustive audio-visual means.