for example,Japanese Standard Pointing and Calling). This time I would like to talk aboutJapanese public toiletsand all the nifty features to make their use a pleasant experience. You will be surprised how much thought goes into public toilets in Japan. The same level of attention to ...
Public Toilets Appear, Disappear, Reappear, and Become Complicated Jump to: Early Plumbing Toilets Go Public Toilets Disappear Public Again Privacy in Public Gender Issues Toilets with some form of community plumbing have been around at least since 3180 BC. As permanent communities ...
Japanese architectSou Fujimoto’s public toilet design is inspired by a large water vessel, featuring an organic shape and open-air theme. The recessed centre functions as a communal wash basin with taps installed at different heights, making it easily accessible to everyone. The whi...
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for his work as adesigner of emergency sheltersfor victims of earthquakes, floods, and war. This year, in conjunction with the now-postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, a Japanese foundation commissioned Ban to apply his prodigious talents to the creation of a lowlier structure: public toilets. ...
Organised by The Nippon Foundation on the occasion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, THE TOKYO TOILET project engaged 16 designers and architects to design 17 public toilets across the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. Marc was the only designer not based in Japan who participated, and each was...
Japanese-style squat toilets in the Yamaguchi prefectural government building, where more than two-thirds of the toilets are of this type (Takuro Yamano) YAMAGUCHI—People are tired of squatting, it turns out, as a heated debate over updating public toilets closed out the Yamaguchi prefectural as...
根据倒第二段第三句“The project may seem silly, but the16 architectswho are reimagining public toilets are some ofthe brightest names in Japanese architecture”(这个项目可能看起来很傻,但这16位重塑公厕的建筑师是日本建筑界最耀眼的名字之一)可知,这个项目是集体智慧的结晶。故选D。(4) ...
promoting the use of alternative options for human ash disposal (e.g. provision of new Gardens of Remembrance), co-ordinating the anti-mosquito efforts of various departments to prevent the outbreak of dengue fever and Japanese Encephalitis, converting all aqua privies into flushing toilets, and ...
The project's eye-catching toilets are part of a plan to put people at ease when visiting a public bathroom. The project may seem silly, but the 16 architects who are reimagining public toilets are some of the brightest names in Japanese architecture. The list includes four Pritzker Prize ...