SPREE Titus

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Title

Associate Professor

Researcher Number(JSPS Kakenhi)

40336384

Homepage URL

https://titusspree.com/

Profile

Architect (Dipl. Ing. Arch.) Assoc. Professor, University of the Ryukyus
Titus Spree is a German born architect, artist, educator and Associate Professor at the Art in Education department of the University of the Ryukyus, the southern most Japanese National University located in Okinawa prefecture.
With a focus on the relation of Humans to their environment Titus has created and curated a number of projects that cross borders of disciplines and cultural contexts.
Titus has been involved in Urban Redevelopment projects in Japan, South-Korea, Germany and Turkey, and is frequently invited to international workshops and lectures on urban and art topics.

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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Education   Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Training Program   Associate Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Community Engagement and Development   Language and Representation   Associate Professor  

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Study abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • 1986.01
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    1986.12

    Domus Academy  

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2007.04
    　
    　

    University of the Ryukyus  

  • 2007.04
    　
    　

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Education, Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Training Program, Associate Professor  

  • 2007.04
    　
    　

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Education, Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Training Program, Associate Professor  

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Affiliated academic organizations 【 display / non-display 】

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    Association for Children's Environment 

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    Japan Association of Universities of Education, National Art Division 

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    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Education Prospectus WG    Member

  • 2012.04
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    2019.03
     

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Education, Teaching Practicum Committee    Committee Member

  • 2019.04
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    2021.03
     

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Education Public Relations WG    Member

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • Curatorial Studies, Site Specific Art, Socially Engaged Art, Sensorial Learning

  • Sensorial Learning

  • Community Design

  • Creativity, Creative Learning Environments

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Curatorial Studies, Site Specific Art, Socially Engaged Art

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Education

  • Community Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / History of arts

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Moving Micro Office / Nuremberg Exploration

    Titus Spree

    B!EWARE, UTO!PIA! INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDTE HETEROTOPIE     81 - 84   2021 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (international conference proceedings)

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Our Public - A documentation of the Socially Engaged Art Seminar 2026

    Titus Spree ( Part: Editing and Writing )

    Graduate School of Regional Co-Creation, University of the Ryukyus  2026.03

  • ryudai+C — 大学教育のイノベーションに向けた創造的学習環境

    スプリー ティトゥス ( Part: Editing and Writing )

    琉球大学  2025.02

  • AIO Art Initiative Okinawa, 2020 - 2021 Documentation, Edition: 1.0

    Titus Spree, Naoko Uchima, Masaya Hiraoka, Chiho Higa, Natsue Shibuya ( Part: Multiple Authorship )

    2021.02

  • Komesu - How we see it

    ( Part: Editing and Writing )

    2019.08

  • Japan: Human Townscape 活動報告書

    Titus Spree ( Part: Editing and Writing )

    ■■■  2017.03

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Other Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Okinawa Back to the Future - Culture Born from Landscape

    Titus Spree

      199   15 - 15   2021.10

     

  • Ti Zemi

        2020.08

     

  • Past, Present, Imagined Future

    Titus Spree

    Humboldt Lab,Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz     2015.03

     

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • University Education that Fosters Creativity: Six Years of Immersive, Transdisciplinary Practice

    Titus Spree

    (Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibaraki Campus)  2026.11  -  2026.11 

  • What is Innovation? Rethinking the Process and Evaluation of Creation through Art Practice

    Titus Spree

    (Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibaraki Campus)  2026.11  -  2026.11 

  • 台湾・沖縄 — 創造性を育む学びの環境づくり 成果発表・交流会

    スプリー ティトゥス

    ■■■  (琉球大学附属図書館 ラーニング・コモンズ)  2026.08  -  2026.08 

  • Exception Space Network: Ppaepeol Archive x AIO

    Titus Spree

    (AIO SPACE, Naha)  2026.07  -  2026.07 

  • FRIENDSHIP +/-8 ミニ・シンポジウム

    スプリー ティトゥス

    FRIENDSHIP +/-8 Mini-Symposium  (オンライン)  2026.05  -  2026.05 

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Work 【 display / non-display 】

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Embodied Ways of Knowing: Cross-Cultural Practice Research integrating Art-Based Approach towards Sustainability

    Sustainability Research from a Humanities Perspective

    Project Year: 2024.09  -  2026.11 

    Investigator(s): Wenling Chen, Tsung-Hsin Lee, Chia-Ling Hsu, Ying-Fen Chen, Tsung-Hsin Lee, Titus Spree 

  • Embodied Ways of Knowing: Cross-Cultural Practice Research integrating Art-Based Approach towards Sustainability

    Sustainability Research from a Humanities Perspective

    Project Year: 2024.09  -  2026.11 

    Investigator(s): Wenling Chen, Tsung-Hsin Lee, Chia-Ling Hsu, Ying-Fen Chen, Tsung-Hsin Lee, Titus Spree 

  • Ryudai+C

    Art, Trans-disciplinarity, Innovative Edducation

    Project Year: 2024.07  -  2025.03 

    Investigator(s): Titus Spree, Bixia Chen 

  • Ryudai+C

    Art, Trans-disciplinarity, Innovative Edducation

    Project Year: 2024.07  -  2025.03 

    Investigator(s): Titus Spree, Bixia Chen 

  • Japan: Human Townscape

    Art, International Cultural Exchange, Community Development

    Project Year: 2016.08  -  2016.09 

    Investigator(s): Titus Spree, Katsuhito Nakazato, Yuji Ueno, Ryoji Hayashi, Seiji Kikuhara 

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Joint Research activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Forest Seminar

    Project Year: 2020.10  -  2024.12 

    Investigator(s): Till Weber, Chen Bixia 

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Social Activity 【 display / non-display 】

  • AlO Crossover project

    2022.02
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    2022.03

  • 2026.05
    　
    　

  • 2026.03
    　
    　

  • Zhongshan Visual-Sensorial Townwalk

    Taiwan National Chengchi University  Zhongshan Visual-Sensorial Townwalk 

    2025.08
    　
    　

  • Urasoe Gusuku With Art Share Meeting

    2024.08
    　
    　

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Media Coverage 【 display / non-display 】

  • 連載コラム「学びのたび」  Newspaper, magazine

    琉球新報社  琉球新報  教育面  2026.5

    Author： Myself 

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    2026年5月3日連載開始。学生・修了生4名との共同連載。

  • 授業の発表会の紹介記事  Newspaper, magazine

    琉球新報社  琉球新報  教育面  2024.9

    Author： Other 

  • 連載コラム「未来へいっぽにほ」  Newspaper, magazine

    琉球新報社  琉球新報  教育面  2024.5

    Author： Myself 

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    2024年5月〜9月、全6回・単独執筆。

  • 沖縄タイムス 掲載記事  Newspaper, magazine

    沖縄タイムス社  沖縄タイムス  2021.10

    Author： Other 

  • 海外ユンタク vol.132  Promotional material

    海外ユンタク  vol.132  2021.9

    Author： Other 

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Academic Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • （ Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibaraki Campus ）

    2026.11
    　
    　

    種別： Competition, symposium, etc. 

  • [International contribution]

    （ University of the Ryukyus Library, Learning Commons ）

    2026.8
    　
    　

    種別： Exhibition 

  • [International contribution]

    （ Online ）

    2026.3
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    2026.5

    種別： Competition, symposium, etc. 

  • （ Nanjo Art Museum, Okinawa ）

    2025.10
    　
    　

    種別： Competition, symposium, etc. 

  • （ Ryukoku University, Kyoto ）

    2025.10
    　
    　

    種別： Competition, symposium, etc. 

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