Shin Aiwa (city planningmaker)
Shin Aiwa, known for his research on urban issues in the era of population decline, focused on the image of Nakanoshima, Kotoba and people, and tried to identify the challenges of Nakanoshima from these combinations. Collecting the issues and information unique to Nakanoshima, using them as materials to create a card game that generates urban planning. On the last day of the research, we held a workshop and talk to play the card game, and drew out what the participants thought of “Maybe Nakanoshima city planning”.
● 2018-2019 Research Schedule
12/26, 27 Walk around Nakanoshima and boat, collect images of Nakanoshima
1/13/14 Prototype and experiment of "Nakanoshima Card Game", tour around the city around Nakanoshima
1/29 Card game production, talk & workshop
●Public Program
Lab Cafe Special featuring Creative Island Lab Nakanoshima 08
Nakanoshima Research Program: Shin Aiwa "Nakanoshima Field Research from a City Planning Perspective"
After a workshop on “Nakanoshima Card Game” to think about the city planning of Nakanoshima produced by Mr. Aiwa through field research, he talked about his research in Nakanoshima, his research in Aiwa, and the town of Nakanoshima as seen by Mr. Aiwa.
Date and time: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 19:00-21:00 Venue: Art Area B1 Participation Fee: Free
Guest: Shin Aiwa (Professor, Department of Urban Policy Science, Faculty of Urban Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Cafe Master: Tetsu Kubota, Chieko Kinoshita (Art Area B1 Steering Committee member)
Shin Aiba
Professor, Department of Urban Policy Science, Faculty of Urban Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University. Born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1971. Specializing in urban planning and community development. In addition to research on urban planning in the era of population decline, reconstruction after the earthquake, and community development in East Asian countries, he is involved in community development sites in various parts of Japan, including Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, and Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. His recent books include "Stapping the City" (Hanadensha, 2015) and "Is there a need for urban planning in Japan in the future?" (co-author, Gakugei Shuppansha, 2014).
http://www.aibalab.com/
