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Knowing and designing the history of the city
Celeina：When designing a city, where do you get your ideas?
Fukushima: When we were working on river maintenance and town development in a place called Oozu City in Ehime Prefecture, we looked at maps from the Edo period to research the idea of creating a new place for everyone to use. I found that even in the Edo period, such places were used as plazas. We explored such places, and then we asked ourselves how we could bring the project to a place that was natural to the city’s origins.
Celeina：So the vantage points and places where people gather have remained the same.
Takano: It is interesting to compare maps from the Edo period with those of today to see the differences, such as the same places and places that have changed.
Celeina: It is very compelling to unravel the history. Do you have any plans or things you would like to do in the future?
Kamijo: I have worked in about 10 prefectures so far since I created the company, and I would like to work in all 47 prefectures someday.
Celeina：Now, “FIST BUMP” is a circle of friends that you connect with through GooTouch, and you introduce your friends to us.
Kamijo:This is Mr. Naoki Hashimoto, a young architect in his 30s, who won the first prize in Japan and the first prize in the world in a design competition when he was a student. He later went on to train with the world-famous architect Jean Nouvel, and in Japan, he trained with a leading Japanese architect, Hiroshi Naito.
Celeina：In a word, what kind of person is he?
Kamijo: He is a bold but shy future master.
Celeina: FIST BUMP, today we have Shinji Kamijo and Hideya Fukushima from Kamijo Fukushima Urban Design Office. Thank you very much.
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