The Future of Community and Mobility Week
Where will we live and with whom will we talk?:2050 scene Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
Shape New World Initiative
Hypothesis of the Future in 2050: A future where people can more flexibly select and fly around places to live.
With the advancement of technologies and the transformation of society, the meaning of mobility and place has changed and diversified. What kind of world will expand in the future, and what kind of desires will we realize? The panelists, who have experimented with various lifestyles, will discuss scenes that can be envisioned in the near future, 2050, interweaving the perspectives of practitioners and people who live on.
Discussion
- Digital garden cities
- Others
- multi-base living, life style
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
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Agenda2025
Co-created Programme
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2025.05.24[Sat]
14:00 ～ 16:00
(Venue Open 13:30)
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- Theme Weeks Studio
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Today, we can see people from long distances more frequently through the power of transportation and communication. The evolution and diversification of mobility enable us to travel to and stay in more places than ever before. More and more people now recognize diversity, and it is now possible and required for each person to live according to their own style.
The meaning of mobility and place is changing and will even differ in 2050. Then, what do we want, and what can we do? Finding a single answer to this question is difficult, though we can consider some possible futures based on our experiences, observations, and expectations.
In this session, we will engage in a collaborative discussion about the scenes in 2050 and their challenges, interweaving the perspectives of practitioners of various initiatives and people who live on.
Reports
【Reflection】
In this programme, ‘Where Do We Live and With Whom Do We Communicate: Scenes from 2050,’ a dialogue was held to explore how our lifestyles, relationships with others, and the meaning of regions and places will change in a future society with increased freedom of movement. The theme was ‘Future Communities and Mobility,’ and based on the premise of new lifestyles such as multi-location living and digital rural cities, the discussion focused on how these will affect our ‘places of communication’ and ‘places of residence.’
The speakers included an architect practising life in the polar regions, an operator of community-rooted living, and a sociologist specialising in urban and spatial theory, among others, offering diverse perspectives. Their discussions on the relationship between ‘place’ and ‘people’ suggested new forms of coexistence transcending traditional notions of settlement and ownership, offering insightful implications for the diversifying future society.
Particularly impressive was the perspective that insights from communal living in extreme isolation environments such as Antarctica and simulated Mars environments could be applied to the design of urban life and local communities. Additionally, concepts such as ‘edited living’ and ‘multiple bases,’ which involve loosely connecting people and land through short-term stays and multi-location living, provided participants with new perspectives.
This session provided a valuable opportunity to examine the nature of ‘places to belong’ and ‘places for dialogue’ in a diversifying society from multiple perspectives, and served as a starting point for thinking about the future of mobility and community together.
【Post EXPO Initiatives】
Based on the discussions in this programme, the organisers and speakers clearly stated their intention to promote initiatives that support diverse lifestyles and places for dialogue towards 2050. In particular, the central challenge is to create a platform that reconnects the elements of ‘place,’ ‘mobility,’ and ‘relationships,’ which are intricately intertwined in the future society.
First, practical models for multi-location living are being considered. As lifestyles that are not tied to a specific location but involve multiple regions become more common, the plan is to collaborate with various stakeholders to create systems, spatial designs, and mechanisms for connecting with local communities that support such lifestyles. One of the speakers, Sanchi Editing Room LLC, already operates a base in Shiojiri City and intends to further develop networks with other regions and share practical knowledge.
Second, a research project is planned to apply insights from non-routine living environments, such as polar regions and virtual environments, to urban and regional design. The experiences of speakers who have participated in Antarctic observation teams and Mars simulation living will be utilised in future isolated environments, temporary communities during disasters, or long-term stay facility design. This will be achieved through interdisciplinary research spanning architecture, social engineering, and psychology.
Thirdly, as an educational initiative for future generations, workshops and research programmes themed around ‘designing lifestyles’ are being considered. It is hoped that this will create opportunities for people across society to think practically about diverse lifestyles and discuss them together.
These activities aim to form a sustainable cycle of co-creation rather than remaining one-off events, and are positioned as the first step toward advancing the social implementation of ‘future ways of living’ and ‘spaces for dialogue’ starting from the Expo.
*Part or all of this report was generated by AI.
Cast
Moderator
Mineko Imanishi
Takenaka Corporation
Ph.D. in Human Sciences. Senior researcher at R&D Institute, Takenaka Corporation. Adjunct researcher at the Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Waseda University. Their research specialties include human behavior and pedestrian crowd flow. They also works extensively on the relationship between people and space.
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Tsukasa Ishizawa
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo / Takenaka Corporation
Prof. Dr. Tsukasa Ishizawa serves as a Project Associate Professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, where he seeks to uncover the additional value of architectural data generated throughout project processes. Tsukasa also leads the Computational Design Group at Takenaka Corporation, one of Japan's largest design-build general contractors. His research has been widely published, including notable works on BIM log mining and the development of digital design tools. He has made significant contributions to international conferences and symposiums, sharing insights on the potential of building information in construction and emphasizing the importance of inclusive accessibility to it.
In addition to his academic and professional achievements, Tsukasa is a licensed first-class architect, certified information technology engineer, and an accredited professional for sustainability, including LEED and CASBEE (Japan).
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Speakers
Saki Kondo
Sanchi-edit, Inc.
Born in Nara Prefecture, and currently resides in Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture. While managing a short-, medium-, and long-term stay facility in a town where traditional industry (Kiso lacquerware) has taken root, she is exploring how nature, history, and manufacturing culture can be combined with modern lifestyles and ways of living. She also participates in a project related to the promotion of immigration and settlement in Shiojiri City and the creation of district plans.
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Yoshikazu Nango
Faculty of Engineering and Design, Hosei University
Born in Osaka in 1979. Sociology, architecture and urbanism. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Information Studies from the University of Tokyo.
He was a research associate and project lecturer at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo, and a full-time lecturer and associate professor at the School of Information and Communication, Meiji University, and then assumed the present post.
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Yusuke Murakami
FIELD assistant
Extreme field architect / Representative of nonprofit organization FIELD assistant. He has been involved in many closed and isolated living conditions in search of a beautiful standard of living in the harsh environment known as the polar regions. He was a member of the wintering crew of the 50th Japan Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) and also served as the executive officer of MARS160, an experimental life on Mars conducted in the Arctic. He has accumulated more than a thousand of days of experience living in polar regions.
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The Future of Community and Mobility Week
Where will we live and with whom will we talk?:2050 scene Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
Hypothesis of the Future in 2050: A future where people can more flexibly select and fly around places to live.
With the advancement of technologies and the transformation of society, the meaning of mobility and place has changed and diversified. What kind of world will expand in the future, and what kind of desires will we realize? The panelists, who have experimented with various lifestyles, will discuss scenes that can be envisioned in the near future, 2050, interweaving the perspectives of practitioners and people who live on.
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2025.05.24[Sat]
14:00～16:00
(Venue Open 13:30)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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