The exhibition, 'Window Behaviorology', presents the extensive research conducted by a group of Japanese students from Tsukamoto Laboratory at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, under the guidance of architect and professor Yoshiharu Tsukamoto.
Since 2007 Tsukamoto Laboratory has traveled the world, visiting 34 countries where they have studied hundreds of windows and behaviors around them.
The research is documented through texts, photographs and drawings in the 'Window Scape' book series, consisting of four releases each with its own theme, published between 2010 and 2022:
- WindowScape: Window Behaviorology, 2010
- WindowScape 2: Window and Streetscape Genealogy, 2014
- WindowScape 3: Window Workology, 2017
- The Nordic Window: Window Behaviorology in Nordic Architecture, 2022
In their research for 'The Nordic Window', the students visited Finland, Sweden, and Denmark. They studied architects such as Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon, Gunnar Asplund, and Alvar Aalto, focusing on their innovative approach to window design in the 20th century, a time when traditional architectural practices were being challenged by new industrial methods.
All the ‘Window Scape’ books can be explored in the exhibition ‘Window Behaviorology’, which specifically showcases the research and editorial work done for the latest book ‘The Nordic Window’.
In collaboration with professor Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, students from Tsukamoto Laboratory have carefully selected windows from VILLUM Window Collection’s collection and analyzed them as they’ve analyzed the windows from their research. In total, nine windows from the museum's collection are on display where the student’s analysis adds a new layer and narrative focusing on behavior.
The exhibition 'Window Behaviorology' can be seen and studied until February 2025.
