Architectural Ethnography: Atelier Bow-Wow

Atelier Bow-Wow investigates the living condition of people through various fieldwork and design practices. They observe architecture and its environments from a behaviorological point of view and always invent unique visual representations specific to the subject and scope at hand, like the book Graphic Anatomy (Toto, 2007). Their interests range broadly from the relationship between house typologies and urban fabric to the relationship between public space and unlocked common resources. This approach has enabled Atelier Bow-Wow to rediscover architecture as a central means of practicing livelihood and to develop the concept of "architectural ethnography." The show will guide you to experience their ecological thought on life and architecture.

A series of drawings depicting the public space where Atelier Bow-Wow has undertaken most of their work. The "public" in the title refers to the public nature of the space concerned and the openness of the creative process in which multiple people participate. Places depicted to date include the area in front of Kitamoto Station (Saitama), Shibuya's Miyashita Park (Tokyo), the BMW Guggenheim Lab (installed temporarily in New York), Hiroshima Peace Center (Hiroshima), and Galata Bridge (Istanbul). To coincide with this exhibition, a new work has been created focusing on the area around the Harvard University campus with data provided by Harvard Planning.

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