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With the evolution of digital and material technologies, Japanese designers and architects are seeking ways to reverse the wholesale destruction of traditional public space in Japan brought about by industrialisation, automobiles, and Western-style concrete and steel interventions. Japanese public spaces (hiroba, or wide open areas), human-scale spaces traditionally fashioned of warm and renewable materials, are making a comeback thanks to technological breakthroughs in glass and non-flammable woods that allow the expression of highly refined and delicate qualities. Includes an essay by Kengo Kuma and numerous exemplary projects

This statistical volume presents a trade matrix of the industrial sector in order to help researchers analyze industrial and trade structures in the Pacific Basin area and their changes over a period of time. The coverage of statistical data is limited to the 18 most important sectors and covers the following six years: 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1982 and 1983. Most information from the United Nations Statistical Office and the OECD. (DÜI-Bsn)