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EAST 383 - The Japanese Spatial Imagination: Architecture, Design and Planning for the Future


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

Despite a widespread narrative of decline, Japan’s visionaries endure as creative as ever. This seminar will explore the phenomenon of future-oriented projects and plans for living, some mundane and some fantastical, some already realized and some confined to cyberspace. The relevance of popular cultural forms like manga, anime, and games will be examined, as well as earlier architectural and urban planning influences. Content will be derived from published works, media, and the virtual universe. Prerequisite & Notes: one basic non-language course on Japan or consent of instructor
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Gay
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes


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