Exhibition
Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’
About
The exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki’ runs on selected dates from 28 October to 31 December 2026 at Dudok Architectuur Centrum, Hilversum. It explores how Willem Dudok inspired Japanese architect Shizutaro Urabe.
What to expect
The exhibition explores the connection between Hilversum and the Japanese city of Kurashiki through architects Willem Dudok and Shizutaro Urabe.
- Willem Dudok (1884–1974) and Shizutaro Urabe (1909–1991)
- Urabe admired Dudok’s Hilversum town hall
- Urabe worked in Kurashiki after his studies
- Soichiro Ohara helped Urabe put ideas into practice
- Inspired by Dudok, Urabe did not copy him
- He translated Dudok’s ideas to the Japanese context
Dates
Questions
When does Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’ start and end?
Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’ runs Saturday, 5 December 2026.
Where is Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’?
Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’ takes place at Dudok Architectuur Centrum, Dudokpark 1, Hilversum.
How much are tickets for Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’?
Tickets for Exhibition ‘From Hilversum to Kurashiki – How Dudok Inspired Japanese Architect Urabe’ cost €7.50 on the official ticket shop.
What is the exhibition about?
It is about the connection between Hilversum and Kurashiki and the architects Willem Dudok and Shizutaro Urabe. Urabe was inspired by Dudok and translated his ideas to the Japanese context.
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Getting there
Dudok Architectuur Centrum, Dudokpark 1, 1217 JE Hilversum, Noord-Holland, NL
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