{"id":403,"date":"2022-05-11T19:51:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/?post_type=webzine&p=403"},"modified":"2023-09-04T18:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:11:03","slug":"plp-architecture-aiura-20220512","status":"publish","type":"webzine","link":"https:\/\/workmill.jp\/en\/webzine\/plp-architecture-aiura-20220512\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying Human Scale to Urban Design – Interview with Midori Aiura (PLP Architecture) on the “Future of Cities\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The number of people dispersing to rural areas due to the Corona pandemic has been accelerating. In Japan, large corporations are also relocating their headquarters to suburbs. How will the state of our cities change in the future? WORK MILL editor-in-chief Yamada Yusuke spoke with Aiura Midori, a partner at PLP architecture (a British design firm that undertakes large-scale redevelopment projects in cities and towns around the world) about the future of our cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aiura\uff1a<\/strong> I currently live approximately 20 minutes from central London. During the lockdown, the noise from cars vanished and I was surprised to hear birds chirping and the air became cleaner. As humans step back from their activities, nature is being restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CO2 emissions are also drastically down–26% from their peak. That’s a big number since ~7.6% is what is needed to avoid global warming worldwide. As of April this year, EU leaders and companies have declared a “Green Recovery” initiative to accelerate decarbonizing the climate. It’s a rare chance for everyone to partake on this scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2015Aiura Midori
Has over 20 years of experience in designing office, residential, educational facilities, public facilities, and master planning projects in the UK, US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. She led the design for the construction of “The Edge”, a smart building situated in the headquarters of Deloitte in Amsterdam. She is also a founding member of PLP\/LAB, a research institute of PLP Architecture and innovation consulting from the urban, human, and digital perspectives. She also leads the project in Tokyo together with Nakajima Raita, the representative of PLP Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Be Passionate and Enjoy Work – Midori Ainoura (PLP Architecture)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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