私たちの研究室の大学院生が、大連理工大学・大連民族大学、広島大学の３校で開催していた、日中合同デザインワークショップに参加しました。
今回の課題は、20世紀前半に日本企業が大連市内の文化街に供給した住宅及び住宅地の保存・更新をデザインするものでした。なかなか難度の高いテーマでしたが、日中の学生が協働して、成果を取りまとめました。
興味深い計画・デザインも見られましたが、それ以上に隣国の同世代の学生と交流して、同じことを考え、異なる言語、習慣・文化の壁を乗り越えて、ひとつの答えを一緒に導いた経験が素晴らしいと思います。
隣国にいる友人同士、交流を続けてほしいと思います。
Graduate students from our laboratory participated in a Japan–China Joint Design Workshop organized by Dalian University of Technology, Dalian Minzu University, and Hiroshima University.
This year’s assignment was to design the preservation and renewal of the houses and residential area in Bunka Street in Dalian, which were developed and supplied by a Japanese company in the first half of the 20th century.
Although the theme was quite challenging, students from both countries worked collaboratively and successfully compiled their results. There were several interesting planning and design proposals, but more importantly, I believe it was a wonderful experience for the students to interact with peers from a neighboring country—thinking together, overcoming differences in language, customs, and culture, and arriving at a shared solution.
We are now friends across neighboring countries, and I sincerely hope they will keep in touch and cultural exchanges in the future.
角倉 / SUMIKURA