406

Arte Útil archive nr:

406

Initiator:

Shin Egashira

Location:

Japan

Category:

pedagogical, urban-development, economy, social

Users:

Shin Egashira, Students and professors of AA School of Architecture, inhabitants of Koshirakura.

Maintained by:

AA School of Architecture, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

Certification:

implemented

Duration:

1996 - ongoing

Shin Egashira
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Koshirakura Landscape Workshop

Description:

Koshirakura Landscape Workshop is a visiting school programme of the AA School of Architecture in which students take place planning interventions of architecture and urban design, with the participation of the local community. Recent projects consist of a communal oven, an Azumaya (a summer pavilion), the design and making of vehicles that could be used in celebrating the Maple Tree Festival, the transformation of Masuke House into an open-house for semi-communal use, and the conversion of the abandoned school into a communal park.

Goals:

Develop the community using the architecture as a tool.

Beneficial Outcomes:

Infrastructures constructed, cultural exchange, and enrichment of community dynamics.

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