Living Traditions 2024: Creative Forum PDX – A Conversation on Art, Architecture, and Landscape

Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 / 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

LOCATION: WIEDEN+KENNEDY PORTLAND ATRIUM

EVENT INFO

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
Time: Door opens 3 pm, Program 3:30 – 5:00 pm PST
Venue: Wieden+Kennedy Portland Atrium (224 NW 13th Ave Portland, OR 97209)
Capacity: 200 seats

Join Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden at the iconic Portland advertising agency, Wieden+Kennedy, for the first ever in-person installment of Living Traditions, a series of conversations and talks that explore some of the most iconic facets of Japanese culture.

“A Conversation on Art, Architecture, and Landscape” will explore the future of urban environments and the evolving roles of creative institutions to inspire civic discourse. Keynote speaker Yuko Hasegawa, Japan’s foremost contemporary art curator, will expound on her vision for integrating environmental awareness and ecology into exhibitions and innovative public programming. Joining Hasegawa in this forum will be a panel discussion featuring luminary speakers including architect Shohei Shigematsu (Director of OMA NYC) and landscape architect Dorothée Imbert (Director of the Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University). Professor Ken Tadashi Oshima (Professor of architecture, University of Washington, Seattle) will moderate this dialogue on how architecture, land use, and agriculture can foster creative placemaking and environmental sustainability.