Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials, 1965-2024
Ms.2025.076
4.88 Cubic Feet
1 half-document box, 1 shallow flat box, 1 small file box, 2 oversized flat boxes, 7 oversized folders
2024
The 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials consists of artwork and architectural drawings submitted by 47 women for a collaborative exhibition coordinated between the Japan chapter of UIFA and the IAWA Center's 1x1 Initiative. The collection also includes documentation of the exhibition, including title plates, reports, programs, and posters.
Japanese
, English
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials, 2024, Ms2025-076, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in August 2025.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials was completed in September 2025.
Administrative History
This collection consists of the output of a collaborative effort between the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) Center's 1x1 initiative and the Japan chapter of l'Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA). The 1x1 initiative includes a call for women architects to contribute one flat piece they've created that holds particular significance to them accompanied by a written personal statement about the piece's meaning. The call was distributed by the UIFA Japon network and the joint effort culminated in a traveling exhibition that debuted first in Japan in 2024 and then in the United States as part of the 2025 IAWA Symposium in Blacksburg, Virginia. Following the closing of the exhibition, the 47 participants donated their works to the IAWA.
Scope and Content
The 1x1 Japan Exhibition Collection consists of two sets of materials: the works of individual women, 47 in total, who contributed entries to an exhibition; and documentation related to the exhibition itself. Documentation consists of several posters, a UIFA Japon report on the exhibition, a dual language catalog with a list of entries, and a set of small wall panels printed on foam core. The 47 entries vary in size and media; the entrants' names, piece titles, dates of creation, are listed below. Each entry is paired with a photograph documenting the way the item was displayed in the original 2024 exhibition in Japan. Entries were numbered, ordered, and mostly displayed alphabetically by last name, which is the order in which they're listed below.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into two series: I. Exhibition Overview and Documentation; and II. Exhibition Content
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the 1x1 Japan Exhibition Materials, by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
History of Women in Architecture
Women architects -- Japan
International Union of Women Architects
Exhibition Overview and DocumentationExhibition Posters [3 copies]20241Exhibition Plates [47 panels]202411x1/UIFA Japon Exhibition Program2024211x1/UIFA Japon Exhibition Catalog Report202422Exhibition Content[#1] Asakura, Emiko, The binding and design of "Traveling in Kyoto, City of Waterfront"20172[#2] Asano, Harumi, Value the individuality of the family!19932[#3] Eguchi, Yoko, Ultimate Team Work19742[#4] Funatsu, Takako, Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom19652[#5] Hirano, Keiko, Assignments from my time in school - nostalgic, embarrassing, and a bit seriousundated2[#6] Ide, Sachiko, It was Italy. Thinking now of "columns and partitions" from "walls and windows"1981, 20242[#7] Ikeda, Sonoko, Two-family house20052[#9] Inagaki, Hiroko, Air-collecting Solar House19812[#10] Ito, Kyoko, Transmitting Space20032[#11] Iwai, Hiroko, Works that have been recognized both in name and in reality20043[#12] Kamijo, Chieko, Gold-embossed leather paper going overseasundated3[#13] Kasiwabara, Yukiko, Memorize collage20245[#14] Kataoka, Yasuko, Kurumi Kyodo Nursery Schoolundated3[#15] Kawaguchi, Akiko, Old house gallery - Paper-cutting Forest Museum20103[#16] Kawahara, Mitsuko, K Building19773[#17] Kisimoto, Hiroko, 1985-198620243[#18] Kitamoto, Mieko, Self-published book: "To make urban planning more accessible"20163[#18] Kitamoto, Mieko, Making Urban Planning Accessible [book, Japanese]201623[#19] Kiyomoto, Taeko, Guts T Perspektiv20093[#20] Kobayashi, Junko, Always keep thinking about everyone's comfortable toiletundated4[#21] Koike-Yoneta, Kazuko, Aiming for an accessible living environment1994-19964[#21] Koike-Yoneta, Kazuko, Advanced Barrier-Free Environment [book, Japanese]199624[#22] Kondo, Makiko, Crane wing house (Designing life and Japanese elegance)20164[#23] Masamune, Kazuko, My pine tree20244[#24] Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko, A Zelkova Tree for All Seasons1979-19803[#25] Matsushita, Kiwa, Light in Phillips Exeter Library19974[#26] Mifune, Kyori, Perspective on spatial cognition in Japanese gardensundated4[#27] Miyamoto, Nobuko, What is a building that develops people?20244[#28] Miyazaki, Reiko, A pot is HUNG in the NORTH, while LAID in the SOUTH20094[#29] Morita, Miki, Models, Architecture, and Landscape1992-20154[#30] Nakajima, Akiko, I Hate War - A Collection of Children's Picture Booksundated5[#31] Naito, Keiko, Location of toilets in elderly housing19935[#32] Ogawa, Nobuko, Facing Fallingwater20244[#33] Ono, Masako, Special Care Home for the Elderly (House of Warmth)20105[#34] Sekiguchi, Hiroko, Intense heat20225[#35] Shibata, Izumi, Toward an Architecture that Creates Community20025[#36] Sugihara, Naoko, Remodeling and Seismic Reinforcement20186[#37] Sunaga, Yoshiko and Yoshiko Ohe, CITY HAS STORIES19956[#38] Tanimura, Rutsu, A home that grows with timeundated6[#39] Tanaka-Sato, Atsuko, Kanagawa Women's Center Project1979, 20246[#40] Tanaka, Mieko, Noshi-shaped house19857[#41] Ueno, Makiko, A Japanese Think Tank: Exploring Alternative Models19937[#41] Ueno, Makiko and Takahiro Suzuki, trans. Raymond J. Struyk, A Japanese Think Tank: Exploring Alternative Models [book, English translation]199325[#41] Ueno, Makiko and Takahiro Suzuki, A Japanese Think Tank: Exploring Alternative Models [book, Japanese]199326[#42] Ushiyama, Mio, Living by helping and interacting with each otherundated7[#43] Usui, Haruko, Hand-drawn Esquisse for 1/20th of a flat cross-sectional detail19907[#44] Ueda, Hisako, Sotosyu Temple19787[#45] Yakabe, Masako, The house with back flow line20007[#46] Yasui, Taeko, Registered Tangible Cultural Property, Toriyama Rice Shop20097[#47] Yoshida, Saeko and Toyoko Naomachi, Design for blind people20217[#48] Yoshino, Yasuko, Japan-China Joint Research: Environmental Measurement of Underground Dwelling in Yaodong19857