Roundtable Discussion

2022.11.10-12　Mari Kubota + Noriko Higashi In July 2020, Hitoyoshi City in Kumamoto Prefecture was devastated by catastrophic flooding caused by heavy rainfall. Since the disaster, the city has made steady efforts toward recovery— efforts i…

This excerpt is from an essay Mende contributed in December 2001. During a period of time, I often felt that my thoughts were rather unstable.  I had a habit of continuing conversations without coming to clear conclusions about whether some…

Date of Issue: 16 December, 2024・-Activity 1/ City Night Survey –Cairo＆Giza, Ezypt（2024.10.31-11.3）・-Activity 2/  Visiting Tanteidan in Hida Kamiokamachi (2024.11.15）・-Activity 3/ Nightwalk : Kagurazaka, Tokyo (2024.11.18) City Night Survey…

Dallas, the stage for the assassination of President Kennedy and Fort Worth, a city of culture that attracts architects and designers from around the world. However, both cities have to compete under the hot Texas sun, with most buildings f…

Theme:　Disaster Area Lighting Interviewer:　Yukiko Saito Saito　I was born in Rikuzentakada City, Iwate Prefecture, an area devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. I would like to talk today about “Disaster Area Lighting.” Mende　Have y…