May 29, 2025 12:00pm EDT
This talk expands on more than three decades of research that began in 1993 with the publication of the AIA-Award-winning book Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan. With the goal of better understanding Wrightʻs philosophical priorities and process of design, his interpretations of traditional Japanese forms are re-examined in the context of current notions otherness, appropriation, abstraction, synthesis, translation and myth.
About the Presenters
Kevin Nute
Kevin Nute is a British American architectural theorist based at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is an internationally recognized authority on the transcultural implications of Japanese architecture. His first book, Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan, won the International Architectural Monograph Award from the American Institute of Architects. Nute’s research has also been featured in several internationally-known news outlets, including The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine and The PBS Newshour.