In recent years, Ushimado has been attracting tourists and migrants with its scenic beauty and the streetscape of Shiamachi Karakoto-dori with its rows of former merchant houses and town houses, but the number of vacant houses and lots has been increasing due to the decline in population and depopulation. Dr Riichi Miyake, who conducted detailed research on the history, architecture and townscape of Ushimado in the 1980s, has been invited to look back on the situation at that time and ‘revisiting’ Ushimado. We hope that it will provide an opportunity to think together about the townscape of Ushimado, which should be preserved for the future and which we would like to see remain.
「移動する『家族』 Families on the move」(撮影・監督:大橋香奈、2018 http://yutakana.org/fotm/ )は、国境をまたがるトランスナショナルな交流によって、異なる国で暮らす「家族」との関係を維持している、5人の物語を束ねたドキュメンタリー作品です。彼/彼女にとって、「家族」という関係性や、「Home」と感じられる場所は、どのようにつくられているのでしょうか。生活の形態や他人との関係性が多様化しつつある現代において、人々と住まいが互いに与える影響とはどのようなものでしょうか。本作の上映とその後のディスカッションを通して、「移動」と「住まい」の関係およびこれからの住まいの在り方を考える機会としたいと思います。
Telework has spread rapidly with the spread of the new coronavirus infection. While the spread of telework has revealed various merits, it also highlights issues related to living space. In the future, as telework becomes more familiar, a living environment that integrates work and housing will be required, and the degree of freedom in choosing a place of residence may increase. For the era of WITH / AFTER Corona, we will think about how to live, work, enjoy and live while teleworking in Osaka, and think about Osaka as a city to live with.
Architectural practitioners have actively proposed a share as a way to enrich their dwelling. However, now that the new-coronavirus (COVID-19) sickness has made us aware that the share is two sides of the same coin with the risk of infection, we can still see what people want from the share. At this symposium, we first reconsider the meaning of various shares being tried in the field of architecture. Then, we anthropologically ask what share is, and draw out the future of whether share continues to promote the disparity in housing, or how the practice of housing can play a role in correcting the disparity.
Social Urbanism -Knowledge exchange meeting between Latin America and Japan
We will hold “Social Urbanism-Knowledge exchange meeting between Latin America and Japan” at 18:00 -21:00 on February 7 in Kyoto. We Invite an architect Alejandro Echeverri, who is known for urban renewal in Medellin, once called the “World’s Most Dangerous City”. Architects and researchers who practice Social Urbanism at domestic and abroad from the Japanese side will also share knowledge in South America and Japan. Although the capacity is limited, it is an open meeting, so if you are interested please join us!
“Jizo-Bon” is a precious event where multi-generation of cho-community exchange each other. In Kyoto, there are areas where Jizo-Bon continues to be devised, such as by collaborating with welfare facilities and university students to address issues such as a reduction in the number of players and participants. Let’s learn about these cases, exchange opinions among participants, and join together to give tips on community revitalization, such as how to increase the number of players.
Although Vietnam adopted the Doi Moi policy in 1986 and started working on cooperation with the international community, fieldwork by Western researchers was still rare. In 1994, a comprehensive survey of the townscape of Hoi An’s old town in central Vietnam was conducted. Based on this experience, the field has been expanded to other cities in Vietnam and other countries, but fieldwork in Hoi An continues every year. The possibility of fieldwork is considered from the development of research and field changes due to continued involvement in the field for over 25 years.