The Annual Conference of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Chugoku) was held at Yasuda Women’s University in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, from September 8 to 11, 2026.
Students of the Kakura-Ishigaki Lab made the following presentations.
On August 29 and 30, we held our annual seminar camp.
At the BBQ, we all helped prepare the food together, enjoyed our meal, and had a great time until late into the night. On the second day, we tried SUP at the beach and were able to fully enjoy the summer!
We hope to cherish the bonds we deepened during this seminar camp and continue to inspire and challenge one another as we tackle our respective research and activities in the second semester!
On July 19, we held a furniture-making workshop at the former Kie Police Dormitory on Osakikamijima Island.
Despite the intense summer heat, we spent the day making stackable chairs! In the morning, we discussed and tested different assembly methods, and in the afternoon, we got to work on the actual production.
As we made more chairs, we became faster and made fewer mistakes. By the end of the workshop, we felt like we were getting closer to becoming professionals at chair making!
The chairs we made can be stacked and stored compactly, making them easy to store when not in use.
We were also happy to welcome local high school and university students to the workshop. There is something special about creating something together with others, and we were reminded once again of how enjoyable making things can be.It was also a day that made us hope to share the joy of craftsmanship with even more people in the future.
Our next workshop is planned for November.Thank you for your continued support!/kurioka
In the team competition, four teams played a round-robin tournament with fantastic prizes at stake, and every match was fiercely contested.
In the year-group competition, the results were 1st place: B4, 2nd place: M1, and 3rd place: M2—a somewhat disappointing outcome for the senior year group, but everyone had a great time and worked up a good sweat!
In the evening, we also held a social gathering titled the ‘B4 Welcome Party’, making it a day of complete excitement for both body and mind.
To demonstrate the best possible team spirit with this group, we must start with the best possible team-building! Stay tuned for what’s to come!!
On 8 April, we held our annual cherry blossom viewing party!
We had a lovely time with the new members who joined us this year.
Over the coming year, I’m sure each of us will face both enjoyable and amusing moments, as well as difficulties and challenges, but I hope we can share these experiences, overcome them together, and make this a year we can look back on with no regrets.
It was a day that marked the start of such a wonderful life in the lab!
On 23rd December, we held the Kakura Stone Wall Seminar’s year-end party! With new lab members joining us this year and third-year undergraduates also attending, it became our largest year-end gathering ever!
It’s heartwarming. Next year too, we intend to enjoy university life together, faculty and students alike, working hand in hand.
2026 is just around the corner. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!!
On 16 December, we held the third workshop for Chugoku Electric Power’s Energia Research Institute ABW Implementation Project! This time, we held it at Hiroshima University’s Higashi-Senda Campus for a change of scenery. It was a calm, warm space – a place that really sparked ideas.
Building on ideas from previous workshops, participants formed three mixed teams of employees and students. They discussed specific concepts, zoning, functions, and circulation plans, culminating in presentations by each team.
In this project, the implementation of ABW itself is not the objective; rather, it must serve as a means to foster the unique innovation that arises from bringing together specialists from diverse fields within this institute. To this end, we engaged in vigorous discussions involving both staff and students, translating abstract concepts into concrete plans while anticipating actual usage scenarios.
Some teams focused on comprehensive ideas, while others centred on employee development, with each group producing distinctive outputs. During the latter part of the workshop, all teams freely brainstormed points of interest and ideas they wished to explore using models. The key sticking point for future discussions remains how to utilise the large central void…
At last, the full picture of our renovated office is coming into view! Keep an eye out for what happens next!!
On 23 October, Chugoku Electric Power’s Energia Research Institute officially launched its ABW implementation project!
During this workshop, participants set post-renovation goals. Employees, acting as students, divided into three teams to identify current issues hindering goal achievement and present ideas for overcoming them.
How will the institute’s ABW transformation progress? We’ll be keeping a close eye on developments!
