日本文化自20世紀以降，在全球化的文化場域中逐漸展現強勢姿態，從動漫、茶道等傳統與當代表現形式廣受國際矚目，成為全球文化交流中不可忽視的力量。在建築領域，日本建築以其獨特的空間美學、精緻的細部操作、對自然與場所感的敏銳回應，以及對永續性與環境倫理的深層關懷，對當代建築理論與實踐構成了深遠影響。2024年，普立茲克建築獎頒予山本理顯，使日本建築師在該獎項的得主人數上位居全球之冠。若將普立茲克獎視為國際建築界對當代建築價值之最高形式的認可，則日本建築師的持續獲獎，無疑顯示出現代建築發展百年之後，其價值判準已出現明顯的轉向。
在此脈絡下，亟需進一步探究的是：日本建築在何種文化條件與歷史脈絡中孕育出這種可被國際體系高度認可的建築特質？其所體現的空間觀、材料觀與社會觀如何在以西方現代性為主導的建築框架中找到其定位，乃至形成某種具有反身性批判潛能的建築語言？對於身處非西歐文化語境的建築教育與實踐者而言，日本建築的國際成功不僅是一個值得借鏡的案例，更是一個促使我們反思全球建築價值流動與文化位置再定位的關鍵契機。

本課程為東海建築＋台中綠美圖＋SANAA的三方合作，結合建築的「觀察」、「表達」與「認識」，課程主體以在台灣完成作品的日本建築師如安藤忠雄、妹島和世等建築師的設計活動為主軸，帶領同學認識日本現代建築的發展，並深入說明與探討其背後的生成脈絡及文化意涵。另一方面，累積對於日本現代建築基礎認識的同時，同學也將以綠美圖為觀察對象，透過實地參訪與紀錄，建構對於綠美圖的說明敘事內容。於此之上，同學必須以綠美圖建築導覽員的身份，於綠美圖所規劃之週末定期導覽活動中，活用前述編寫之敘事內容，實際為一般民眾進行建築介紹。此外，本課程而也將視情況延伸舉辦東京建築旅行等移地教學活動。

Since the 20th century, Japanese culture has gradually shown a strong posture in the globalized cultural field. It has attracted international attention through traditional and contemporary expressions such as animation and tea ceremony, and has become a force that cannot be ignored in global cultural exchanges. In the field of architecture, Japanese architecture has had a profound impact on contemporary architectural theory and practice with its unique spatial aesthetics, exquisite detail operations, keen response to nature and sense of place, and deep concern for sustainability and environmental ethics. In 2024, the Pritzker Architecture Prize was awarded to Riken Yamamoto, making Japanese architects the highest in the world in terms of the number of winners of this award. If the Pritzker Prize is regarded as the highest form of recognition of the value of contemporary architecture by the international architectural community, then the continued winning of Japanese architects undoubtedly shows that after a hundred years of development, the value criteria of modern architecture have shifted significantly.
In this context, what urgently needs to be further explored is: under what cultural conditions and historical context did Japanese architecture develop such architectural characteristics that can be highly recognized by the international system? How can the spatial, material and social views it embodies find its place in the architectural framework dominated by Western modernity, and even form an architectural language with the potential for reflexive criticism? For architectural education and practitioners in non-Western European cultural contexts, the international success of Japanese architecture is not only a case worth learning from, but also a key opportunity that prompts us to reflect on the flow of global architectural values ​​and the repositioning of cultural positions.

This course is a tripartite collaboration between Tunghai Architecture + Taichung Green Pictures + SANAA. It combines the "observation", "expression" and "understanding" of architecture. The main body of the course is based on the design activities of Japanese architects such as Tadao Ando and Kazuyo Sejima who completed their works in Taiwan. It will lead students to understand the development of modern Japanese architecture, and provide an in-depth explanation and discussion of the generation context and cultural implications behind it. On the other hand, while accumulating the basic understanding of Japanese modern architecture, students will also use green beautiful pictures as the object of observation, and construct narrative content about green beautiful pictures through on-site visits and records. On top of this, students must serve as Lvmeitu architectural tour guides and use the narrative content written above to actually introduce the architecture to the general public in the regular weekend tour activities planned by Lvmeitu. In addition, this course will also be extended to hold on-site teaching activities such as Tokyo architectural tours as appropriate.

本課程的核心目標在於引導學生深入理解日本建築於二十與二十一世紀在全球化與國際化的文化與建築脈絡中，所展現出的獨特價值與深遠影響。在全球建築語彙多元共構、但仍以西方價值為主導的現代建築體系中，日本建築師如何憑藉對空間、細部與文化的獨特詮釋，獲得國際認可甚至引領潮流，成為本課程探討的核心議題。透過對具代表性的日本建築師及其作品的剖析，學生將掌握其美學觀點、設計手法與背後文化脈絡，並進一步理解在全球化過程中，日本建築如何形塑其文化位置、回應國際關注，乃至於對非西方地區如台灣等地所提供的啟發與可能性。

The core goal of this course is to guide students to deeply understand the unique value and far-reaching influence of Japanese architecture in the cultural and architectural context of globalization and internationalization in the 20th and 21st centuries. In a modern architectural system where the global architectural vocabulary is diverse but still dominated by Western values, how Japanese architects can gain international recognition and even lead the trend with their unique interpretation of space, details and culture has become a core topic discussed in this course. Through the analysis of representative Japanese architects and their works, students will master their aesthetic perspectives, design techniques and the cultural context behind them, and further understand how Japanese architecture shapes its cultural position, responds to international attention, and even provides inspiration and possibilities to non-Western regions such as Taiwan in the process of globalization.

- 日本後現代建築巡禮：1975-1995昭和、平成名建築50選，磯達雄，遠流，2019。
- 日本前現代建築巡禮：1868-1942明治‧大正‧昭和名建築50選，磯達雄，遠流，2019。
- 日本建築的覺醒：尋找文化識別的摸索與奮起之路，五十嵐太郎，原點，2019。
- 日本建築思想史，磯崎新，五南，2019。
- 日本經典建築演進史：建築史學家導覽49位大師奇蹟名作，株式会社エクスナレッジ，瑞昇，2015。
- 日本近代建築，藤森照信，五南，2014。

- A tour of postmodern architecture in Japan: 50 selected famous buildings from the Showa and Heisei eras from 1975 to 1995, Tatsuo Iso, Enryu, 2019.
- A tour of Japan's pre-modern architecture: 50 selected famous buildings from Meiji, Taisho and Showa 1868-1942, Tatsuo Iso, Enryu, 2019.
- The Awakening of Japanese Architecture: The Path of Exploration and Effort in Search of Cultural Identity, Taro Igarashi, Origin, 2019.
- History of Japanese Architectural Thought, Arata Isozaki, Gonan, 2019.
- The evolution history of Japanese classic architecture: Architectural historians guide the miraculous masterpieces of 49 masters, エクスナレッジ Co., Ltd., Ruisheng, 2015.
- Modern Japanese Architecture, Fujimori Terunobu, Gonan, 2014.