Abstract
By the late 1960s, Japan’s postwar housing boom had resulted in supply exceeding demand. But these buildings were poor quality and short‐lived. Since then, the country has seen various initiatives – both public and private – to improve the building stock and make it sustainable. Ranging from construction guidelines, to tax incentives, to technical innovations, they have achieved considerable success. Kazunobu Minami – Professor of Architecture at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo, who has worked as an architect for the Japanese government since 1981 – tells their story.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 38-45 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Architectural Design |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Sept 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Act for the Promotion of Long‐Life Quality Housing
- Akabane‐nishi
- Architectural Institute of Japan
- Bridgestone
- Century housing system (CHS)
- Great Kanto Earthquake
- Haseko corporation
- Ikea
- Japan
- Japan Housing Corporation (now known as the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR))
- Kita‐ku
- Kodan Experimental housing Project (KEP)
- Ministry of Construction
- Mitsui Fudosan residential company
- Mitsui Real Estate
- NEXT21
- Nomura Real Estate
- Osaka
- Osaka Gas Company
- Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda
- Professor Yukio Komatsu
- Rakuinkyo
- Second World War
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Tama New Town
- Tokyo
- Waseda University
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts