NIKKEN FORUM Webinar (February 22)
Beyond Sustainability: Toward Regenerative Design

“Regenerative” is increasingly being used to describe an approach that goes beyond “sustainability”—which implies merely maintaining the status quo—and instead aims for a circular economy and environmental regeneration as we work toward a decarbonized society.As climate change risks in architecture and urban planning intensify and biodiversity initiatives gain greater market significance, we have reached a turning point where we must move beyond the balanced approach of “sustainability” to aim for net-zero carbon. How should we reconcile and advance both vibrant economic activity and a drastic reduction in environmental impact?

We are pleased to welcome architect Tetsuo Kobori—who, through diverse forms of co-creation in the fields of architecture and urban planning, is defining the architecture we should strive for and putting “regenerative” principles into practice—as our guest speaker. Together with all participants, we will take this opportunity to explore pathways toward achieving net-zero carbon by 2050.

Thursday, February 22, 2024, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Participation Fee: Free

Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1971. After completing his master’s degree in Civil Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, Hosei University (Hidenobu Jinnai Laboratory) in 1997, he joined Kume Sekkei. In 2008, he established the Tetsuo Kobori Architectural Design Office. In 2017, he won both the Architectural Institute of Japan Award and the JIA Japan Architecture Grand Prize for the “ROKI Global Innovation Center –ROGIC–.” In 2019, he received his second JIA Japan Architecture Grand Prize for the “NICCA INNOVATION CENTER.” In 2020, he became a professor in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design and Engineering, Hosei University.

4:00–4:10 p.m. Introduction
4:10–4:30 p.m. Lecture by Mr. Tetsuo Kobori
4:30–4:50 PM Presentation by Kitaro Mizuide (Nikken Sekkei, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Engineering Department)
4:50 PM – 5:30 PM Panel Discussion: Tetsuo Kobori × Kitaro Mizude × Tetsuo Tsuchiya (Head of the Design Group, Nikken Sekkei)
5:30 p.m. End

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