Umbrella House – Book Launch and Talk

Kazuo Shinohara (1925–2006) has influenced some of today’s greatest architects. His Umbrella House inspired and stimulated the architectural discourse in 1960s Japan. In order to safeguard it for posterity, the house, first built in Tokyo in 1961, has now been reconstructed on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. Its opening was accompanied by a book launch, presenting a new publication about the Umbrella House created in collaboration by Rolf Fehlbaum, the Vitra Design Museum, and Zurich-based architects DEHLI GROLIMUND. It was followed by a talk with Christian Kerez, architect and professor at ETH Zurich, and architecture critic Hubertus Adam. More information: https://www.design-museum.de/en/infor... #UmbrellaHouse Film: Maximilian Herber