This talk aims to explore how various religious traditions and a particular sensitivity to the shadow and the subtle have shaped a unique spatial language.
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Date: Oct. 29, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m.
Location: Pocitos Campus - Hemicycle - 2633 España Blvd.
Live stream: Zoom
Few spaces are as captivating and recognizable as Japanese gardens.
Behind its apparent simplicity lies a dense web of symbols, aesthetic choices, and spiritual concepts that have managed to adapt to each era.
Based on the dialogue between symbolic dimensions and their concrete expressions in design, examples of traditional and contemporary Japanese gardens will be analyzed.
Instructor in charge:
- Dr. Tyana Santini, Architect
They exhibit
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Mag. Sylvia Mitsuko TanakaMaster’s degree in International Relations, Waseda University (Japan). Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, University of the Republic (Uruguay). Specialization in Cultural Management, FCEA, University of the Republic. Current student in the Master’s program in Language, Culture, and Society, University of the Republic. Former instructor of Culture and Religion in China and Japan, Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU). Consultant on Japanese aesthetics.
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Dr. Tyana, Architect SantiniPh.D. in Engineering and Master’s in Engineering, Kyoto University (Japan). Architect, Universidad ORT Uruguay. Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the Japanese government for master’s and doctoral studies in Japan (2009 and 2012). Former research associate, Department of Architecture, Kyoto University.
Event Registration
- Free admission
- Advance registration is required