Submission: October 18, 2017
Registration: October 18, 2017
Language: English, Japanese
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Architecture Students Competition
In rural regions and fishing villages there still exist “commons” such as mountains, forests and water areas that are jointly managed and utilized by the local community. It could be said however, that such commons are almost nonexistent in urban areas (especially in Japan). This is because in the process of modernization, land, building, and objects were designated either under private ownership or public ownership, and a society based on systems of exchange through currency and redistribution through tax had in particular come to shape urban space. Continue reading
