Kōkyō seisaku kenkyū: Journal of public policy studies : official journal of the Public Policy Studies Association, Japan
ISSN: 2186-5868
ISSN: 2186-5868
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
Erscheinungsjahre: 2018- (elektronisch)