the tokyo files: urban design 東京の都市デザイン

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Author: Clark Parker

Salaryman in Tokyo interested in, among other things, history, architecture, urban planning, and energy policy. Follow me on Twitter @thetokyofiles or email me at thetokyofiles [at] gmail [dot] com
March 12, 2018May 5, 2023 Clark Parker

(27) River embankments and floodplains 堤防と氾濫原

February 18, 2018March 10, 2023 Clark Parker

(26) Disaster Prevention Parks 防災公園 (bosai koen)

November 5, 2017March 28, 2023 Clark Parker

Splashing around Tokyo’s water infrastructure

October 16, 2017May 8, 2023 Clark Parker

Ofuna Garden City: “New Kamakura” and the “Hollywood of the East” 大船田園都市と「東洋のハリウッド」

August 20, 2017March 28, 2023 Clark Parker

Future Tokyo: Shinagawa Station Redevelopment

March 7, 2017May 5, 2023 Clark Parker

(25) Traffic calming in Tokyo 交通静穏化

February 11, 2017March 28, 2023 Clark Parker

(24) Tokyo’s micro-parks 東京小緑地 / 東京の小さな公園

February 6, 2017March 28, 2023 Clark Parker

(23) Street fire extinguishers 街頭消火器

January 25, 2017March 28, 2023 Clark Parker

(22) Coin lockers コインロッカー

December 14, 2016May 12, 2023 Clark Parker

(19) Mejiro Cultural Village目白文化村 (1922) and Yuzo Saeki Atelier Memorial Hall

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