[Kyoto Seika University] Keynote Lecture "Sustainable 'Environment' and 'Technology'—The Future of Commons (Co-creation) Opened by the Expo" by World-Renowned Architect Sou Fujimoto (Tripartite Talk: Sou Fujimoto × Oussouby Sacko × Toshiaki Kawai)

Kyoto Seika University (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto; President: Masato Sawada) will host a keynote lecture, "Sustainable 'Environment' and 'Technology' —The Future of Commons (Co-creation) Opened by the Expo—" (organized by the university's Human Environment Design Program), featuring the internationally acclaimed architect Sou Fujimoto. Mr. Fujimoto has received numerous awards, including the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize and the JIA Newcomer's Award, and has worked on various projects worldwide, from private residences to universities, commercial facilities, hotels, and complex buildings.

Mr. Fujimoto served as the venue design producer for the "EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai, Japan" held in 2025 (organized by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition). In his keynote, he will discuss the environment and technology, the potential of wooden architecture, and the implementation of a future society.

Following the lecture, a tripartite discussion will be held with Oussouby Sacko, a visiting professor in the university's Department of Architecture and a director for EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai, and Toshiaki Kawai, a faculty member in the same department, for a multifaceted discussion on architecture and society.

This lecture is open to everyone, both from within and outside the university. Pre-registration is required. Please check the event details below and we hope to see you at the venue.

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**Keynote Lecture "Sustainable 'Environment' and 'Technology' —The Future of Commons (Co-creation) Opened by the Expo— (Tripartite talk: Sou Fujimoto × Oussouby Sacko × Toshiaki Kawai)"**

**Date**: Friday, March 27, 2026

**Time**: 18:00–20:00

**Speakers**: - Sou Fujimoto (Architect / Former faculty member of our university's architecture program) - Oussouby Sacko (Visiting Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design / Director, EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo) - Toshiaki Kawai (Faculty Member, Human Environment Design Program, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design)

**Venue**: Kyoto Seika University, Meisokan Main Hall (137 Iwakura Kino-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8588)

**Capacity**: 300 people (students have priority, first-come, first-served)

**Fee**: Free

**Eligibility**: Open to everyone, inside or outside the university

**Registration**: Pre-registration is required. Please apply using the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_nfgl6wmLW5ocEr-pK4vp7SiMQjYLphzUT4cBpu2mtK-ghA/viewform

**Organizer**: Human Environment Design Program, Kyoto Seika University