{"id":7722,"date":"2026-10-26T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/?p=7722"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:27:16","slug":"november-talk-with-hayatsu-architects-24-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/2026\/10\/26\/november-talk-with-hayatsu-architects-24-11\/","title":{"rendered":"November Talk with Hayatsu Architects 24\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the November Talk with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hayatsuarchitects.com\/\">Hayatsu Architects<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Architecture is an Art of Care&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>(an event in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sto-stiftung.de\/en\/\">Sto Stiftung<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24\/11\/\u201926, 6.30 PM<br \/>\nAlexianenplein 1, 9000 Ghent (Auditorium A4)<br \/>\nPlease register <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.kuleuven.be\/events\/hayatsu-architects\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Takeshi Hayatsu is a qualified architect with 25 years of experience in London, specialising in\u00a0community-led, craft-based, and co-design approaches. He studied in Tokyo and London before\u00a0working at David Chipperfield Architects, Haworth Tompkins, and 6a Architects, and founded\u00a0Hayatsu Architects in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Hayatsu Architects is a London-based practice working across arts, heritage, and community\u00a0projects. Recognised in New Architects 4 and Wallpaper\u2019s Architects\u2019 Directory, the practice\u2019s\u00a0award-winning work integrates craft, history, and material innovation to create engaging public\u00a0and cultural spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The practice\u2019s work is characterised by crafted, thoughtful, sensitive, and playful approaches tailored\u00a0to unique situations and the needs of users. Hayatsu Architects believes that well-considered,\u00a0well-made buildings can have a positive impact on individual lives and the wider community.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s construction industry is often regarded as a harmful human activity for the planet.\u00a0The practice\u2019s mission is to create a better world in which humans and nature can coexist\u00a0harmoniously, through careful consideration of materials, construction, conservation, and\u00a0community. This sensitivity stems from an in-depth knowledge of working with historic\u00a0buildings. Through such projects, Hayatsu Architects has developed a distinctive approach\u00a0to creating innovative and characterful spaces that integrate seamlessly with their historic\u00a0contexts, achieved through carefully crafted material interventions and hands-on construction\u00a0methods.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: The Catford House \u2013 David Grandorge.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the November Talk with Hayatsu Architects &#8220;Architecture is an Art of Care&#8221; (an event in collaboration with the Sto Stiftung) Tuesday 24\/11\/\u201926, 6.30 PM Alexianenplein 1, 9000 Ghent (Auditorium A4) Please register here. Takeshi Hayatsu is a qualified architect with 25 years of experience in London, specialising in\u00a0community-led, craft-based, and co-design approaches. He [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188,50,298],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7722"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7723,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7722\/revisions\/7723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog-archkuleuven.be\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}