Comparison of In-between Concept.pdf

Academic Session 3：Architectural Culture Interchange and Architectural Creation Author Maryam Farhady Research Student,Candidate,Department of Urban engineering,University of Tokyo,Japan Jeehyun Nam Ph．D Candidate，Department of Urban engineering,University of Tokyo,Japan Abstract One of the solutions which emerged in response to the Iimitations of modernism was the issue of‘in-between’．Concepts about in—between have been suggested and argued simultaneously in the West and Far East．This paper aims at comparison of the theories and practices，concerning in-between，by two representative theorists of each region；Van Eyck and Kurokawa． Dimensions of in．between．factors for practicing in—between，and types of the relationship between two elements which are the subject of integration，are clarified． And，comparison is done through using the above criteria． Key Words In-between／Aldo Van Eyck／Kisho Kurokawa／Twin Phenomena／Symbiosis 1．Introduction In despite of positive effects of Modernism in development of architecture，jts limitations． such as lack of spatial and functional integration，are inevitable．In respcnse to such problems，at the end of modernism period， various movements eStab|Ished and various ideas were suggested．Among such ideas。 concepts about the importance of in-between space have been raised．And among them， conce}pts belong to Van Eyck of Team 10 in the West，and Kurokawa of Metabolism Group in Japan are quite significant and influential． The role of in-between for supporting fluidity of space，in both urban and architecturaI scales， js jnevitable．Thus．there have been various researches concerning this concept．On the other hand，there are separated studies about Van Eyck and Kurokawa from various points of view，as well． This study aims at a comparison of in- between concepts，which simultaneously were discussed in the West and Far East。by these two representative theorists of each region。 First，through a review on Modernism， its limitations and reasons for appearance O