Rogelio Salmona "Open Spaces / Collective Spaces"

Taisei Construction Inc.'s (president: Takashi Yamauchi) permanent collection gallery Gallery Taisei is holding an architecture exhibition by Rogelio Salmona entitled "Open Spaces/Collective Spaces" from September 8th to November 21st 2008. Salmona is a noted South American architect from Colombia whose original sketches, models, photographs and videos - some 130 pieces - will be on display at this exhibition, supported and produced by the Colombian Association of Architects. This is the first exhibition in Japan to take a comprehensive look at the work of Salmona, and is part of a series of cultural events to mark the 100th anniversary of friendly relations between Japan and Colombia. Symposium: September 8th (Mon) 6 pm - 9 pm Shinjuku Center Building 52F, Taisei Construction, Large Hall Panelists: Martha Devia (professor, National Bogota University, exhibition director) Maria Elvia Madorinian (landscape architect, Salmona's widow) Hiroshi Naito (architect, professor at Tokyo University) and others Topics: Salmona's architecture, architecture and urban development in the Republic of Colombia Address: 17F Shinjuku Center Building, 1-25-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023 (Map)