During the internship， people can talk with English or Japanese is a necessary? I’m going there recently without much language basic. Wonder if this would be a huge barrier? thx a lot~~
Please, do architects in Japan like the power cables that takes some of the beauty of their designs ? Is there any plan to pressure the government to bury the power lines . I love architecture but power cables take away the beauty of a design
The power cables is civil engineering and yes, they are often an eyesore. The reason why these cables are above ground is (I was told) due to the earthquakes and cabling allows for easy repairs after there have been earthquakes. But I also read that there are plans to bury the electrical cables underground and there are some areas in Tokyo where that now is happening ( I know for example a small stretch in Ookayama where the electrical cables have been buried). Maybe, and this is just my thought, another reason why the cables are above ground is that there is so much construction happening with old houses being torn down and their plot being cut into smaller pieces, the above ground cabling allows for more flexibility.
@@OneMinuteArchitecture thank you very much but I find the earthquake excuse as not convincing. I have also been told that it is too expensive which I find very sad. The current earthquake in Chiba disputed the earthquake reason. It was found that it is much safer to bury the cables. Because when there’s an earthquake, the poles can fall and cause more casualties and also cause fires. I also found that more affluent neighborhood like Ginza, Nihonbashi and others have the cables buried. I think that someone is either becoming cheap or lazy. I know the governor in Tokyo hates the power lines but the electricity company are just so cheap and don’t care for beauty
@@manuelmccarthy9565 Two things: I was in a presentation by the previous Tokyo governor and the question was asked ( by a foreign architect who lives in Japan) and the (very short) answer was: not enough space. When I travelled to the north of Japan after the March 2011 earthquake I saw the speed in which these electrical poles were being set-up (by the Japanese Self Defence force) so maybe that might be an argument. But I agree with, it's more a civil engineering and bureaucracy issue as to why the cables are above and not underground. Tokyo recently replaced a lot of its water supply and thus dug up many sideways to do this work, it could have done the electricity along side as well. And as you might now beauty is very selective in Japan.
@@OneMinuteArchitecture thank you so much . I really love arts and architecture. Ando Tadao and Kengo Kuma are my favorite Japanese architects. I just find Japan more modern, nicer and first world without the cables. I also like grid systems like the one in Hokkaido but yeah, Japan is very selective when it comes to beauty. Another thing is why they don’t like painting their buildings (like public schools and other buildings) and why they allow weeds to overgrow. Japan has beautiful gardens but they don’t spend enough money to buy good grass that’ll stay green all season at least. Maybe I’m asking too much but this country is a beautiful country but needs more beauty
