Japanese famous architecture designer Arata Isozaki gave speech at Tongji

On October 16th, Japanese famous architecture designer Arata Isozaki gave a speech themed Super City Shanghai at 1.29 Hall, thousands of teachers and students listened to the speech. This event was organized by Tongji University and International Exchange Foundation of Japan, undertook by Asia-Pacific Research Center of Tongji, International Cutural Exchange School, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and co-organized by Consulate-General of Japan in Shanghai. Vice-president Wu Jiang gave welcome speech on behalf of Tongji. The lecture was presided by Prof. Cai Jianguo, director of our Asia-Pacific Research Center and Dean of International Cultural Exchange School.

Arata Isozaki gave his own questions about free development of the city and urban planning. For the city development, let it free develop or make a plan of the city, Arata Isozaki analysed and compared with Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai, and expressed great satisfaction with Shanghai city s overall planning that combines planning advantages of Beijing and Shenzhen. Shanghai can be called a 21st century city. Arata Isozaki also analyzed Tokyo, which is now one of the largest cities in the world, and has very special urban planning. We can say that if there is no urban planning, Japan can not have been so successful.

Before the lecture, Vice-president Wu Jiang met with Mr. Arata Isozaki and Kaori Tokumasu, Cultural Consul of Consulate-General of Japan in Shanghai, accompanied by principals of Asia-Pacific Research Center, International Cutural Exchange School, and College of Architecture and Urban Planning.