In her latest book, MIT Professor Miho Mazereeuw examines successful examples of “anticipatory design” in Japan, where structures and spaces are built with dual uses, for daily living and for when natural disasters or other crises strike.
Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called hanami, or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people… [+6650 chars]
