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Mediating Change: A Japanese Perspective on Adaptable Architecture
Author(s) -
Schmidt Robert,
Eguchi Toru
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1731
Subject(s) - architecture , perspective (graphical) , face (sociological concept) , life expectancy , state (computer science) , sociology , environmental ethics , architectural engineering , management , engineering , history , social science , art , visual arts , computer science , philosophy , demography , economics , archaeology , population , algorithm
Abstract Adaptable buildings that are effectively left open, in a perpetual state of making, have the greatest potential to cater for society's needs in the face of demographic change. Here Robert Schmidt III , architect and researcher, and Toru Eguchi , associate professor at Yokohama National University in Japan, explore how Japan, which has a rich tradition of adaptable architecture and also the highest life expectancy in the world, has embraced this approach.