Exemplar Talks

When I was learning sustainable design 7 years ago, Curitiba have already been known as a successful sustainable city. It is amazing the city realized the system of sustainable transport over 20 years ago, and its great succession is still applauded now.
I went to Exemplar Talk at Somerset House to listen a talk by Jaime Lerner, the former Mayer of Curitiba. As he is an architect and urban planner, he was talking about the master plan, transport system, and buildings with mixing jokes. Actually I had wanted hear about social programmes more, but I was so impressed his way of talking. His English was not fluent, however, his passion and confidence attracted audience's attention.

London Underground

I went to the breakfast talk at NLA in this morning, it was about 'Living Underground' -Eco-friendly housing which makes use of underground of the house. The presenter also introduced OTEC (Ocean thermal energy conversion). I thought these technologies were minor way when I learned them at university in Japan, but it seems that the more people concern about environmental issues like climate change, the more ecological technology is focused on.

Eco-Luxury??

I attended Future LAB talk at MLT.
The talk seems to be related to fashion, but I was interested in the theme of tendency of consumer.
Although the cultual background of Britain and Japan are different, but it seems similar at the point of tendensy of consumer; they are seeking spiritual satisfaction rather than materials. However, I inclined my haed when I heard a word "Eco-Luxury"..luxurious services are ecological??

Sustainable London & Lecture

I went to Breakfast Talk at New London Architecture. Today's theme of talk was about "The Olympic Sustainable Strategy" suggesting "Legacy mode" to approach the London Olympic. The strategy is focusing on transport and mobility to the site and how encourage people to use public transport, cycle and walkway. I was not satisfied with this talk as presenters talked about only general information, but I could see more specific later, when I saw Landscape Institute Lecture presented by Jason Prior at RSA.