Shozo Kazami as a Town Planner

Town Plannner, Urban Designer

Philosophy

Nature was created by gods, cities were created by humans. All life on earth can live and develop a happy life by benefiting from the earth. Since the time of ancient Rome, the city has been a “Capital” where politics and economics are concentrated, and has developed as a “market”. The rapid development of science and technology from the 19th century to the 20th century gave birth to large cities around the world and created environmental problems. The trend is spreading on a global scale, and now the key to a sustainable future is “urban revitalization and creation.” The time has come for cities to be reborn as sustainable habitats integrated with “GAIA”. The challenge of creating a “Gaia Village “ based on the local nature toward the realization of a “Gaia City” begins.

Virtue

“GAIA” is beautiful. The most important thing for human beings is to have a sense of reverence for the great earth that has given birth to various life forms in this vast universe, and to live earnestly as a part of that great life. Humans should not be at the apex of ecosystems, but should be great explorers and guardians trying to understand them. As baton runners since ancient times, it is our mission to connect our earth to the future while it remains beautiful and to create hope and happiness for the next generation. Human beings have the creative power to create various things. Therefore, we make mistakes, but we are also human beings who can reflect on them, improve them, and try to repair them. I have hope in humans. The 21st century means the birth of human beings who have the experience and wisdom to create a civilization that coexists with “GAIA”. Believe in the “Beautiful World” created by human beings and all living things, let's move forward with aesthetics.

Words

We who live on earth cannot live apart from nature. Mankind must not forget this simplest and absolute truth. Cities repeatedly declined and fell, and in the latter half of the 20s century, global environmental problems became even more serious. Now is the time for mankind to have a global perspective through dialogue with “GAIA” and begin to walk as “Gaiable Humans” who are the bearers of creating the future. The act of creating a city is truly humane, and by looking back at how cities were created in modern civilization, we can begin to create new communities that can make the most of the vitality of “GAIA”. It is nothing less than the creation of a “Gaia Village” born from “Bioregionalism” in which humans are part of “GAIA” and live in abundance through the chain of life. We can create a new village from a life of trust and cooperation surrounded by the bounty of the earth.