#Architecture

What Civil Engineering Technologies Are Essential for Lunar Activities?

Lunar exploration activities are becoming more active in various countries, including China and India, centered around the US-led Artemis program. In Japan, various initiatives are underway through collaboration among industry, academia, and government, including participation in the Artemis program. Pacific Consultants has also formed a project team to work on technological development related to the construction of lunar infrastructure. We interviewed seven key members of the project about infrastructure construction on the Moon: Kenichiro MIYASHITA of Ports and Harbors Design Sec., Ports and Harbors Dept., Land Infrastructure Div.; Takahiro YAMAMOTO of Geotechnical Engineering Dept., Land Infrastructure Div.; Tomoki SAKATA of Road & Highway Project Sec., Road & Highway Dept., Transportation Infrastructure Div.; Shu NISHIMURA of Road & Highway Promotion Sec., Road & Highway Dept., Transportation Infrastructure Div.; Hirohito MIZUSHIMA of the Road & Highway Sec., Transportation Infrastructure Dept., Hokkaido Branch Office; and Kenichi SAKAI and Taro KADOKURA of Area Value Creation Sec., Integrated Project Dept., Social Innovation Div.

Taking Responsibility for the "Once In a Century" Shibuya Great Renovation  <Part 2>

The large-scale redevelopment of the area around Shibuya station is said to be a "once in a century" event, not because many skyscrapers will be built. It is because it is an attempt to reinvent the area into a completely new town through cooperation between the public and private sectors, moving the station, changing the flow of the river, and creating a new pedestrian network. Moreover, it is unprecedented in that it will be realized while maintaining the functions of a huge terminal. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS has been involved in this project since the early planning stages and continues to support it up to day. We talked to five people who have been central persons in the project for many years: Ryuji KOWAKI, Hisashi KUBO, Takayasu NIWA, Yoshio NAMIKI, and Terue KAMINO.

Taking Responsibility for the "Once In a Century" Shibuya Great Renovation <Part 1>

The large-scale redevelopment of the area around Shibuya station is said to be a "once in a century" event, not because many skyscrapers will be built. It is because it is an attempt to reinvent the area into a completely new town through cooperation between the public and private sectors, moving the station, changing the flow of the river, and creating a new pedestrian network. Moreover, it is unprecedented in that it will be realized while maintaining the functions of a huge terminal. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS has been involved in this project since the early planning stages and continues to support it up to day. We talked to five people who have been central persons in the project for many years: Ryuji KOWAKI, Hisashi KUBO, Takayasu NIWA, Yoshio NAMIKI, and Terue KAMINO.