01 Karnak Temple (hypostyle hall and pylon),
Egypt, 18th-12th centuries BC
Formation of Empty Space: An enormous,monumental mass of the Old Kingdom. Empty
space arose in the hypostyle hall built in thetemple complex during the New Kingdom.
02 Persepolis (The Throne Hall), Iran, 520330BC
Awakening of the Imagination: The imperial
capital of the the Achaemenid Empire ofPersia, which was destroyed by Alexander theGreat. A space has been recreated based on an
imagining of those ruins.
03 Parthenon (colonnade), Greece, 447431BC, Pheidias, Ictinus, Callicrates
Criterion and Correction: Strict architectural
criterion (order: configuration of columns andbeams). Daring yet subtle visual corrections(camber of horizontal materials and convex
curvature of columns).
04 Pergamon (retaining wall), Turkey, 3rd2nd centuries BC
Mountaintop Construction: Constructed bylinking together terraces on an isolated
mountaintop 355 m above sea level. An urban
settlement that represents the height ofHellenistic culture.
05 Pont du Gard (three rows of arches),
France, 19 BC
Maintenance of Infrastructure: The aqueduct
bridge along the aqueduct that stretches over
50 km and supplied Nîmes with water. A
majestic structure of linked arches and a
precise grade of 1/4000.
06 Colosseo (exterior wall), Italy, 70-80
Dynamics of an Ellipse：The players move withdirectness within the stadion; the audience
looks on from all around within the theatrum.
The elliptical arena pairs both features.
07 Pantheon (dome), Italy, 118-128, Hadrianus
Achievement of Grand Interior Spaces：A granddome with a diameter of 43.8 m, built in Roman
concrete. This kind of large interior space,achieved for the first time, revolutionized theform and function of society.
08 Villa Adriana (wall of Poikile), Italy, 118138, Hadrianus
Accumulation of Memories: Villa of Emperor
Hadrianus, who continued to patrol theterritories of the Roman Empire. This is an
unprecedented spatial archive of his memoriesof the Empire’s architecture and cities.
09 Casa di Diana (exterior wall), Italy, mid2nd century
Ancestor of Skyscrapers: Tenement-styleinsulae of the Roman age, made up of shops
and dwellings. These came to exceed 30 m inheight as the population of the city increased.
10 Nandaimon Gate of Todaiji Temple(Daibutsuyo-style structure), Japan, 1199,
ChōgenMedieval Radicalism: Supports upper andlower roofs of the same size by its frame,
which has tall pillars and many bars. Theframe and details of the entablature realized aradical structural beauty.
11 Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims(nave), France, 1211-1311, Jean d'Orbais
Vertical Aspirations: A Gothic cathedral with anave reaching 15 m in width and a ceiling 38

m in height. It appears bright and airy thanks
to the tracery (decorative screens for lighting).
12 Sainte Chapelle (buttress), France, 12421248
Vanishing Walls: The principal structures arebuttresses, which protrudes from the outerwall. By replacing the entirety of the wall apartfrom the lowest section with windows, theinterior space can be brilliantly lit.
13 Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore(drum opening), Italy, 1296-1436, Giovanni diLapo, Filippo Brunelleschi and others
Expansion of Technology: The 8-cornered dome,
with an internal diameter of 43 m, placed byBrunelleschi atop the drum designed by di Lapo. A
dramatic expansion of creativity and technology.
14 Palazzo Ducale, Venezia (colonnade),Italy, 14-15C
Aesthetic Transition: This delicate structurecomposed of slender columns, pointed arches,and circular windows supports an enormous
upper wall. A splendid later Gothic work.
15 Basilica di Sant'Andrea (façade), Italy,1471-1512, Leon Battista Alberti
Theory and Practice: A concinnitas, or holistic

harmony, that results from the lineamentum, orconceptual diagram. A rare work of architecturein which the strength of theory remains.
16 Palazzo Farnese (exterior wall), Italy,
1530-1546, Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane,
Michelangelo BuonarrotiArchitecture of Windows: A mansion builtwith stucco finishing that does not expose
structural pillars to the exterior. Moldedelements such as pillars, beams, and pediments
are concentrated around windows.
17 Basilica Palladiana (colonnade), Italy,
1549-1614, Andrea Palladio
Sectional Symmetry: Existing public facilities
are encircled by a colonnade of serliana(arches and pillars). The mismatch in dimensions is drawn by the symmetry of thesections.
18 Monasterio de El Escorial (exteriorwall), Spain, 1582, Juan Bautista de Toledo
Scale and Simplicity: A complex that includesa pantheon, basilica, monastery, and royalpalace, at a scale of 206 m x 209 m. The
exterior is plain and flat, built of large stacked
blocks of granite.

19 Katsura Imperial Villa (Shoin(Shingoten)), Japan, 1615-1663, Hachijonomiya Toshihito / Toshitada
Precocious Modern: A lucid structure thatprecedes modernist architecture. It interacts
sensitively with its environment through theintroduction of such elements as fine-tuned
eave heights and light shoji.
20 Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève(reading room), France, 1843-1850, HenriLabrouste
Innovation from Within: The exteriormaintains a façade of classical masonry
structure. The interior uses slender cast ironcolumns and beams to realize an innovative
reading room.
21 Reliance Building (bay window), USA,1890-1895, John Root, Charles B. Atwood
Framing of Bay Windows: An early skyscraper built following the Great Chicago
Fire. The exterior is constructed with bay
windows composed of terra-cotta and glass.
22 Bauhaus Dessau (curtain wall), Germany,
1925, Walter Gropius
Transparent Pellicle: A glass curtain wall thatveils the gaps between floors. It realizes acontinuous, transparent membrane that is not
dominated by the articulation of the floors ofeach level.
23 Villa Savoye (pilotis), France, 1931, Le
Corbusier
Detachment of Pillars and Walls: The load onwalls is reduced through the main pillarstructure. This building embodies the use ofpilotis, a roof garden, the free designing of theground plan, the horizontal window, and thefree design of the façade.
24 Johnson Wax Headquarters (workroom), USA, 1939, Frank Lloyd Wright
A Forested Aspect: An office interior forested
with "lily-pad" columns that are slender at thebottom and bloom into a lotus-leaf shape atthe top. It possesses a classical, upliftingfeeling as well as the calmness of being in anotherworldly forest.
25 Kunio Maekawa House (gable roof),Japan, 1942, Kunio Maekawa
Use of the Roof: The exterior has a mountainshaped gable roof in the style of a private
home, while the interior is cube-like andmodern. The roof is constructed to integrateheterogeneous elements.
26 Farnsworth House (universal space),
USA, 1951, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Archetypal Space: An early universal space,enclosed by glass. An uncomplicated structurewith I-steel beams welded to the roof andfloor slabs from the outside.
27 Makoto Masuzawa House (minimalhouse), Japan, 1952, Makoto Masuzawa
The Size of Minimal: The architect’s own
home, built during a period of architectural
restrictions after WWII. A prototype homebuilt with the minimum needed to live, yet
imbued with creativity.
28 Sky House (elevated floor), Japan, 1958,
Kiyonori Kikutake
Development of the Elevated Floor: An open,elevated floor residence that has lifted theliving space into the air. The lower portion ofthe elevated floor can be swapped out for
additional area.
29 Gallaratese Housings (colonnade), Italy,1969-1974, Aldo Rossi, Carlo Aymonino
Scenery of Impression: Makes practical use of
the past (or collective memory) that has
accumulated in a city through monuments.
Pilotis realize the architect’s imaginedlandscape.
30 Moriyama House (small boxes), Japan,2005, Ryue Nishizawa
Distribution and Coordination: The spaces arescattered widely, yet have a variety of mutual
relationships that coordinate them. The germof a networked spatial philosophy.
31 Floors [new]The Conversion of Homogeneity: To have bothhomogenous spaces as well as spaces withubiquitous differences and striking features.
32 Frames [new]The Framework and Contents: Updating notjust the same infill, but also revolutionizing
the methods of use for the skeleton.
33 Volumes [new]Scale and Autonomy: Autonomously articulating and concatenating volumes throughscales ranging from minimal to maximal.
34 Passages [new]Expansion of Lines of Flow: For lines of flowthat aren’t merely routes for movement but
link feelings of place.
35 Exterior Spaces [new]The Wellspring of Possibilities: Drawing out
the shareable elements that lie separately
dormant in the city to an outdoor space.

Memories of ArchitectureThis model integrates memories of multiple
architectural structures into a single object.
A three-dimensional collage of assortedbuildings, ranging from ancient Egypt to thepresent age, was created using a 3D printer.
More than 30 remembered buildings werestacked largely in order of oldest to newest.

Composition design: Fumio Matsumoto
Exhibited at the Koishikawa Annex of theUniversity Museum at the University of Tokyo.
3D data assistant: Jianing Xu
3D printing: Yasojima Proceed Co., LTDScale 1:300 Made in June, 2017