MIT JDW 2016 / A Memorial Stage for All

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The MIT Japan Design Workshop 2016 with the University of Tokyo, Volunteers & Local Residents assisting in the Design/Build project – Memorial Stage for All / みんなの記憶の舞台 on the site of the 2013 Landslide Disaster on the volcanic island of Oshima,  125 kilometers from Tokyo. In three days under the blazing August sun, lava rocks were arranged, benches built, paths and places were designed for a garden honoring the Memory and Recovery for the island’s people.

 

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Hard work in the sun, moving lava rocks
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Damage from the landslide in 2013
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Bench lunch
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Constructing timber benches

Calendars out the door

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After many months of planning, designing, and several days of hand packaging, five hundred calendars are now ready to be shipped from Cambridge, Massachusetts. It’s been quite the endeavor, and we’re excited to get these into the hands of our collaborators and the public — in Japan and around the world.

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