This issue reflects on the notable projects of 2011. In general, the works reveal an increasing diversity of functions and a widening variety of scales. Contemporary concerns are illustrated in the numerous renovations and temporary projects produced by architects. On the other hand, new landscapes generated through art, nature, and a variety of contextual conditions demonstrate alternative possibilities to architecture.
Then the Great East Japan Earthquake struck on March 11. People involved in the field of architecture were forced to reflect on what could be done, and to ask how architecture could contribute.
For this issue, architectural responses to the earthquake are presented alongside current affairs in a linear timeline. The ideas and efforts by architects to improve the city are also introduced.
Moving forward, it is important that architects continue to engage in the recovery process.
As rebuilding takes shape, the questions that confront the profession are immense. Yet it would not be an understatement to say that noble efforts to answer these questions have the potential to improve the world.
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