Famed architect Kuma Kengo’s new building, Tamagawa Takashimaya S+C Marronier Court, features cool roof gardens that jut out over the sid....
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Nikkei article about Mori Building’s plan for central Tokyo ecological zones. The idea is that wildlife can spread out from interconnecte....
13 Jan 11:21 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

An interesting article about Apple’s new prototype store in Palo Alto, the center of Silicon Valley. It will have a transparent glass fac....
11 Jan 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

My friend and fellow anthropologist John McCreery of Word Works told me about a project created by technology corporation NEC called Big Gl....
9 Jan 9:03 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Just read in PSFK that New York City has taken the first step to allow urban beekeeping. I was surprised to learn that the ban on bees in th....
5 Jan 10:21 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Ho Chi Minh City’s Park and Greenery Office reports a 50% loss of green space in the past 11 years. Blame is attributed to developers ig....
31 Dec 10:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

東京新聞が「Tokyo Green Space」について書いてくれました。十二月七日に日立で行ったプレゼンテーショ�....
27 Dec 8:10 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

On my way to price a vaccuum cleaner for our tatami floors (ended up buying at 1300 yen used vaccuum at a recycle shop), I was surprised to....
19 Dec 9:02 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Last week I gave several talks about Tokyo Green Space, including at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Gaimusho, 外務書). The 1960s....
14 Dec 6:20 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

The Huffington Post published my article entitled “Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo.” I will become a regular blogger, so if you like the art....
3 Dec 11:35 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

The Japan Times published my op-ed article “Tokyo’s urban design role.” My argument is that Tokyo’s past urban design failures para....
29 Nov 9:57 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Recently I met with Yamada Yoriyuki (山田順之), Manager of the Office of Global Environment at constructino company Kajima and a leader....
24 Nov 9:01 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

I visited Odakyu’s Agris Seijo rental farm in Seijogakuenmae in Setagaya and was prepared to be charmed by a community vegetable farm bui....
22 Nov 10:54 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Visiting Shimokitazawa last week for a meeting, CScout Japan’s Michael Keferl pointed out the (fake) forest surrounding the north entranc....
18 Nov 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Recently I visited construction company Kajima’s headquarters in Akasaka to learn more about their extraordinary biodiversity program, an....
16 Nov 9:06 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent]