Program

Keynote Lecture 1

ISLAM AND BUDDHISM—WITH A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Kosei Morimoto

Abbot Emeritus of Todaiji Temple Ph.D. in Literature

Born in 1934
1949: Joined Todaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
1957: Graduated from the Faculty of Letters of Kyoto University
1961-1962: Studied at Cairo University
1964: Completed the Doctoral Course in the Graduate School of Kyoto University
1968: Received Ph.D. from Kyoto University
1965-1998: Part-Time Lecturer of the Faculty of Letters of Kyoto University
1975-2004: Head of the Todaiji Library, Board Member of Todaiji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School, Todaiji Finance Secretary, Education Secretary, Chief Secretary and Director of Religious Affairs of the Kegon School of Buddhism, Abbot of Join Temple and Director of Todaiji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
May 2004-April 2007: The 218th Chief Abbot of Todaiji Temple and Director of the Kegon School of Buddhism
May 2007: Abbot Emeritus of Todaiji Temple
May 2010-April 2013: President of Todaiji Culture Center
August 2015: Received Foreign Minister's Commendation

Keynote Lecture 2

RATIONALITY & NATIONALITY IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Dr. Mamoru Kawaguchi

Professor Emeritus at Hosei University, Dr.-Eng., Dr.-Ing.E.h.
Past President of IASS

Born in Fukui, Japan, in 1932
Teaching at Hosei University 1960 - 2003

Major Design Works:

# Grand Roof for Expo '70 in Osaka
# Fuji Group Pavilion for Expo '70
# Singapore National Indoor Stadium
# Sant Jordi Sports Palace for Barcelona Olympics 1992
# Sundome Fukui, 1995
# Parliament House of Georgia 2013

Major Awards

# AIJ Awards, 1970, 1983, 1997
# JSCE Award, 1995
# IABSE International Award, 1995
# IASS Torroja Medal 2001
# IASS Honorary membership, 2007
# AIJ Grand Prix, 2015


Abbreviations:

AIJ: Architectural Institute of Japan
IASS: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
IABSE: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
JSCE: Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Keynote Lecture 3

THE SENSE OF BEAUTY AND VIEW OF NATURE FOUND IN JAPANESE HISTORICAL GARDENS

Dr. Hironobu Yoshida

Teaching and Research Career:

1965-1975-1993 Assistant, Lecturer and Associate Professor, the Course of Landscape Architecture, School of the Science of Agriculture, Kyoto University

1993-2001 Professor, the Course of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of the Science of Agriculture, Kyoto University

2001-lifelong Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

2001-2008 Professor, the Course of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of the Plants Sciences, Nihon University (Kanagawa, Japan)

2008-present Lecturer, School of Architecture, Mukogawa Women�fs University