”think- Urbanizing Architecture Series Seminar” YouTube Streaming Information
The challenges facing cities, like transportation, environmental issues, disaster prevention and energy have become more complex over time. And now, we are facing issues that society as a whole must tackle, such as COVID-19 and the achievement of decarbonization by 2050. Since its establishment, Nihon Sekkei has been involved in a number of “urban architecture” projects that clarified and realized the public interest of the city for each era, utilizing its knowledge and technology. We will hold a series of seven seminars, inviting professors and specialists who are active in the fields of architecture and urbanism, to look back on past urban architecture and discuss new visions for the next generation of cities. The fourth and subsequent seminars will be announced in June or later.
The first session will be available on April 27 on YouTube Channel of Nihon Sekkei.
Please access and watch it from the official YouTube channel of Nihon Sekkei.
No pre-registration is required.
*Distributed content is in Japanese only.
The 1st session: “Where Should the Ever-Renewing Cities Go?”
Lecturer: Mr. Takayuki Kishii Webcasted on April 27, 2022.
President of the Institute of Behavioral Sciences (IBS) ・ Visiting Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Urban Engineering with a Master’s degree from the Urban Engineering Department in 1977・Doctor Degree（Engineering）. After working for the Ministry of Construction, taught from 1992 at the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Nihon University. Representative Director of IBS, from 2017. Specially Appointed Professor of Nihon University 2018-2022. President of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 2010-2012.
Presenter:
Mr. Saikaku Toyokawa Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University
Mr. Mitsuji Matsumoto Executive Officer and Principal of Urban Planning Department of Nihon Sekkei.
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The 2nd session “The Nature of the Land that Urban Architecture Uncovers”
Lecturer: Mr. Toru Mitani Webcasted on May 30, 2022.
Landscape Architect ・ Professor of University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering.
After working for the office of Peter Walker and Sasaki Environmental Design Office, he established “Studio On Site” in 1998 and has continued his landscape design activities to the present. He has taught and researched at the Department of Design and Architecture, University of Shiga Prefecture and the Graduate School of Landscape Studies, Chiba University.
Presenter:
Mr. Jun Shinozaki CEO of Nihon Sekkei
Mr. Takahisa Jinguji Executive Officer of Nihon Sekkei
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The 3rd session: “Pressing the ‘Acupuncture Points’ of Cities”
Lecturer: Mr. Atsushi Deguchi Webcasted on July 11, 2022.
Professor at the University of Tokyo, Department of Social, Cultural and Environmental Studies. Dean of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Doctor of Engineering from the Department of Urban Engineering. Professor at the University of Tokyo since 2011. President of the City Planning Institute of Japan from 2020 to 2022. Specialized in urban planning and urban design, he is also the director of UDCK, UDC2, and UDC Shinshu, and the representative director of the UDC Initiative.
Presenter:
Mr. Takahisa Jinguji Executive Officer of Nihon Sekkei
Mr. Kensuke Tanaka Senior Director, Urban Planning Department, Nihon Sekkei
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Contact for inquiries about the seminar
Nihon Sekkei Corporate Website division
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*This is in Japanese only.