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Invitation to the Rigorosum of Jae Hyun Lim

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Rigorosum
Art and Architecture
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Schillerplatz 3, room 211

The Institute for Art and Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna kindly invites you to the rigorosum of Jae Hyun Lim´s dissertation project "Present and Invisible: Interstice of the Unbuilt in Arata Isozaki’s Architecture".

The Examination Panel is made up of: Waltraud Indrist (chair), Angelika Schnell (first supervisor), and Ariela Katz (second appraiser, ENSA Paris-Malaquais).

Abstract

This research examines the work of Arata Isozaki (1931–2022), a prominent Japanese Postmodernist architect. It highlights his uncanny ability to use unbuilt architectural works as a medium for intellectual practice and explores the interplay of contrasting forms and ideas. The study situates his evolving discourse within Japanese cultural traditions and contemporary political contexts, tracing its transformation from postwar reconstruction and economic growth to the emergence of neoliberalism.

Short biography

Jae Hyun Lim is an architect and researcher based in Asia, working in exhibitions, curation, symposia, film, and architectural projects. He has taught at several universities, including Wenzhou-Kean University—where he founded the Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, Culture and Societies (CASACS)—as well as the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. As director of JHL Lab, his architectural work has received Japan’s Good Design Award. Lim also produced and directed the award-winning documentary “Green Water and Blue Mountain: A Brief History of Tourism in China and Its Impact,” which explores contemporary Chinese architecture.

The rigorosum will be in English and will take place at Schillerplatz 3, room 211, 1010 Vienna.

We are looking forward to welcoming you.