The Thrid Carer

「第3のケアラー：神経建築学（ニューロ・アーキテクチャー）と伝統的な先住民族の知識を組み合わせ、ホリスティックな癒しの環境を創造」

“The Third Carer: Creating a holistic caring environment through combining neuro-architecture and traditional Indigenous knowledge”

Reporting Radio Dialogue with Francesca Bertolotti-Bailey and Ab Rogers of DRU+ with Nick Luscombe (Lab Collaborator) Memu Radio of UTokyo Ushioda Memu Earth Lab

On traditional hands-on building techniques, in care of the local material - wood

Visit Okagesama, a miyadaiku (shrine and temple carpenter) in Obihiro.

We had dialogues regarding the care and time it takes to enable wood that does not circulate in the market due to the non-standard complex geometry that a tree's life manifests.

On traditional Indigenous knowledge of caring and healing in Hokkaido

Visit the National Trust Chikoronai, Nibutani Ainu (indigenous Hokkaido people) Annual gathering and join their workshop on their heritage forest regeneration for community building and mountain vegetation harvesting.

On contemporary community building for patients of schizophrenia in Urakawa, Hokkaido, and dialogues toward potential project development. Discussion sessions with Dr. Mukaiyachi of “Bethel no ie” of Urakawa, and a group of schizophrenia patients on the potential of incorporating spatial design processes of their own space / communal space as a healing process. Potential collaboration scheme writing.

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On traditional hands-on building techniques, in care of the local material - plaster

Visit the traditional plaster craftsman and his use of local, regenerative materials in Urakawa.

On alternative elementary grade education (forest school model)

Participating in the collaborative research project workshop with alternative school students in Urakawa, Hokkaido, drawing and sharing a mental map of their campus compared to the world map.

On hamble architectural space that is inclusive of carer

Visiting Hotch’s Lodge, a clinic, a daycare center for sick children, in Karuizawa, Nagano, and had an interview with the art/care coordinator.

On developing a third carer concept designed campus

Ideation of potential development of Memu Open Research Campus, Memu, Hokkaido, as a place for research, design, and practicing the third career concept. Ideation on an international symposium on the role of sustainable, regenerative, intersectional research campus for creative processes. Visiting local wheat farmers and landscape architects who participate in horse therapy.

このリサーチリトリートは、The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation / グレイトブリテン・ササカワ財団により部分的に助成されました。