The Nikkei Real Estate Summit, sponsored by Nikkei Inc., will be held on February 19th (Friday) at the Tokyo International Forum. Taiju Yamashita will be on stage at the special talk session, and will give a lecture on the theme of "Well-being x the future of the city realized by design" with Professor Maeno of Keio University Graduate School.

From here, we will introduce the situation on the day of the summit.


The Future of the City : Wellbeing and Design

The summit, which was held in a hybrid format between the special venue of the Tokyo International Forum and online distribution to combat new coronavirus infections, received a total of more than 1,300 applications, and the venue seats were quickly filled. A talk session between Professor Maeno, who is a leading expert in well-being research, and Yamashita will introduce the latest design examples that Yamashita started experimentally in the corona sickness, while expanding and diversifying the functions required for space. I started from the topic.

In response to Yamashita's opinion that "each person should use the space abundantly by reviewing the overcrowded space design" and "a place where diverse people gather is absolutely necessary", "one of the conditions for happiness is diverse. Professor Maeno explains that diversification is also important from the perspective of well-being. In addition, he introduced a study that "happy employees are 1.3 times more productive than unhappy employees", and when the two talk about the importance of contingency created by physical places, visitors who take notes There were many, and everyone seemed to be very convinced.

The talk about architectural design and well-being was even more exciting, and in the second half it developed into the theme of "a future that hybridizes cities and regions." From Professor Maeno's comment that "people with a lot of nature around us have a higher degree of happiness," Yamashita's topic about architecture necessary for a sustainable society. In addition, the talk spread to deeper areas, such as the Super City concept promoted by the Cabinet Office and examples of Japanese architecture that can be proud of in the world, and 45 minutes of the session passed in no time.

After the session, many enthusiastic comments were received from visitors, such as "I was happy to hear positive topics amid concerns about the future of the real estate industry" and "I really sympathized with the future image of hybrid cities and regions." Was done. This talk session was attended by more than 900 people even online. Attention was focused on the possibilities of "well-being x design", and it was an event with increasing expectations for future trends.