SUGGESTING A NEW LIFESTYLE IN ASIA ROPPONGI HILLS IN THE VERY HEART OF TOKYO, A COMPACT EIGHBORHOOD WHERE WORKPLACES AND RESIDENCES ARE WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY--A MODEL FOR THE NEXT DECADE
During the past 25 years, cities throughout Asia have expanded more rapidly than ever before. Tokyo is no exception. The urbanization tide that began in the latter half of the 1960s made Tokyo one of the worlds largest cities; nevertheless, the era of industrialization is now over, and we have shifted to a post-industrial society based on knowledge and information. Now, with the change of times, urban planning in Tokyo also needs to evolve out of its priorities of the industrial era. It is true that, compared to the West, Asia has lagged behind in terms of investment into cities. By employing new technologies and concepts, however, Asian cities undoubtedly have the ability to become leading cities of the 21st century. The future direction calls for multi-functional, compact cities where workplaces, residences and leisure are within close proximity, in order to realize this, the present urban structure, which is horizontally dense and vertically sparse now needs to be remodeled in order to build multi-functional cities which can achieve high density and favorable environment simultaneously. By taking Roppongi Hills (opened: spring 2003) as an example, let us look at a new lifestyle for the 21st Century that makes this compact city concept a reality. If a newly attractive urban lifestyle for the 21st century is established in Asia, the world will look to Asia for a new urban model.
MASAHIRO WATAHIKI
Mori Building Co., Ltd., 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6155 Japan
国际会议
广州
英文
50-66
2006-12-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）