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Process

Sample sketchbooks unfolded with drawing brush pen

January 10, 2017 Divya

1.3.countertop-sketch-book-layout-with-pen This is a photograph of two of the many fold out sketchbooks, shown here partially unfolded. The upper left book includes one of the

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sustainable practices
Japan

5.1 Sustainable practices in Japan

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.1.Japan-map-of-country-with-bullet-train – Introduction to Japan and sustainable practices Japan seems to be a country of juxtaposition and contradiction. A profound love of nature coexists with

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sustainable definition
Japan

5.8 Sustainable definition across Japan

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.8-japan-2-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Local material use reduces transportation costs and pollution from fossil fuels. The stone wall illustrated here is comprised of multiple-sized

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tatami mats
Japan

5.10 Tatami mats in Japan are great examples of modular flooring

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.10-japan-2-detail-c tatami mats Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Modular flooring streamlines design and maintenance. We sometimes take for granted systems in commercial flooring like carpet

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local manufacturing
Japan

5.15 Local manufacturing in Japan with textile example

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.15-japan-3-detail-b local manufacturing Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can look harder at local manufacturing for job creation and also reduce transportation cost and pollution.

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Japanese hand saw
Japan

5.18 Rethinking material use through a Japanese hand saw

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.18-japan-4-detail-b Japanese hand saw Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Rethink the simple tools that have shaped our world. The saws in this sketchbook, with teeth

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Japanese roof tiles
Japan

5.19 Japanese roof tiles and tile factory

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.19.Japan-4-detail-c Japanese roof tiles – Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Rethink the lifetime total cost of ownership of building envelopes starting with the roof. Asphalt

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Japanese teahouse
Japan

5.20 Japanese teahouse

January 10, 2017 Divya

5.20-japan-4-detail-d Japanese teahouse Note: the low square entrance of a traditional Japanese teahouse at the top of this sketch is described at the end of

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Japanese rock garden
Japan

5.27 Japanese rock garden with interconnection to the natural environment

January 9, 2017 Divya

5.27.Japan-6-detail-b Japanese rock garden Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Some solutions have elegance in their simplicity. In the center, there is a Japanese rock garden

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Hiroshima
Big Cities Japan

5.28 Hiroshima and Fukushima provide perspective on nuclear power

January 9, 2017 Divya

5.28.Japan-6-detail-c Hiroshima and Fukushima Highlights Relevant to the Sustainable Design: History should not repeat itself for human sustainability on earth. The sobering memorial for the

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