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SUMMARY:The City as a Toolkit
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DESCRIPTION:Lessons between Tokyo and Amsterdam on growth\, vacancy and hou
	sing shortages.\nThis is part of the PdZ x SHIBAURA HOUSE fellowship progr
	amme.\n\nWhat can Tokyo and Amsterdam\, two cities with very different spa
	tial structures\nand cultures\, learn from each other? Urban planner Prof.
	 Shin Aiba from Tokyo\nMetropolitan University sees the city as a collecti
	on of spatial tools for\nsolving problems\, and a “good city” as one that 
	can quickly identify its\nproblems\, share them\, and respond through crea
	tive use of urban space.\nIncreasingly\, citizens themselves have access t
	o the tools for doing this. As\nPdZ x SHIBAURA HOUSE first fellow\, he ope
	ns the evening with lessons from\nplanning practice in Tokyo\, where homes
	 stand empty in some neighbourhoods while\nnew development spreads onto fa
	rmland. Amsterdam faces the opposite pressure: a\nsevere housing shortage\
	, despite its compact city planning and strict zoning\npolicy. Where shoul
	d development pressure go? Which tools\, from vacant buildings\nto social 
	housing\, help a city respond when its needs change? And what does it\ntak
	e\, in Tokyo and in Amsterdam\, to remain a good city?\n\nIn conversation 
	with\n\nShin Aiba Professor of Urban Environment at Tokyo Metropolitan Uni
	versity\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n\nShin Aiba is a professor of Urban Envir
	onment at Tokyo Metropolitan University.\nHe specialises in urban planning
	 and community design\, mainly researching\nmethods of citizen participati
	on in urban planning\, urban planning in shrinking\ncity\, urban planning 
	for post-disaster reconstruction\, and urban planning in\nEast Asia. He ha
	s been involved in urban planning in Tsuruoka City\, Yamagata\nPrefecture\
	, Ofunato City\, Iwate Prefecture\, and Setagaya Ward\, Tokyo. His major\n
	publications include “Folding up the city” (2015)\, “Between Tsunamis\, li
	ving\nvillage” (2019\, Architectural Institute of Japan Book Award)\, “His
	tory of Urban\nPlanning in Heisei era” (2021\, Architectural Institute of 
	Japan Book Award\, City\nPlanning Institute of Japan Paper Award\, Real Es
	tate Association Award)\, and ”\nInterviewing with city ” (2022).
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-city-as-a-toolkit
GEO:52.376857;4.9220756
LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:architecture,housing,talk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Lessons between Tokyo and Amsterdam on grow
	th, vacancy and housing shortages. This is part of the PdZ x SHIBAURA HOUS
	E fellowship programme.</p> <p>What can Tokyo and Amsterdam, two cities wi
	th very different spatial structures and cultures, learn from each other? 
	Urban planner Prof. Shin Aiba from Tokyo Metropolitan University sees the 
	city as a collection of spatial tools for solving problems, and a “good ci
	ty” as one that can quickly identify its problems, share them, and respond
	 through creative use of urban space. Increasingly, citizens themselves ha
	ve access to the tools for doing this. As PdZ x SHIBAURA HOUSE first fello
	w, he opens the evening with lessons from planning practice in Tokyo, wher
	e homes stand empty in some neighbourhoods while new development spreads o
	nto farmland. Amsterdam faces the opposite pressure: a severe housing shor
	tage, despite its compact city planning and strict zoning policy. Where sh
	ould development pressure go? Which tools, from vacant buildings to social
	 housing, help a city respond when its needs change? And what does it take
	, in Tokyo and in Amsterdam, to remain a good city?</p>    <p>In conversat
	ion with</p> <p> Shin Aiba Professor of Urban Environment at Tokyo Metropo
	litan University </p>    <h3><strong>About the speakers</strong></h3> <p><
	strong>Shin Aiba</strong> is a professor of Urban Environment at Tokyo Met
	ropolitan University. He specialises in urban planning and community desig
	n, mainly researching methods of citizen participation in urban planning, 
	urban planning in shrinking city, urban planning for post-disaster reconst
	ruction, and urban planning in East Asia. He has been involved in urban pl
	anning in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefectu
	re, and Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. His major publications include “Folding up t
	he city” (2015), “Between Tsunamis, living village” (2019, Architectural I
	nstitute of Japan Book Award), “History of Urban Planning in Heisei era” (
	2021, Architectural Institute of Japan Book Award, City Planning Institute
	 of Japan Paper Award, Real Estate Association Award), and ” Interviewing 
	with city ” (2022).</p>
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