Kajima supports the Global Japan Studies Summer Program
at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo
The Global Japan Studies Summer Program is held by the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo to provide overseas students with an opportunity to understand post-war and present-day Japan. On August 2, 2018, as part of this program, a total of about 20 visited Kajima, including students and their professor from universities in Europe, America, and Asia.
A chief designer at the Architectural Design Division introduced the participating students of diverse nationalities to our technology that fuses functionality with aesthetics and realizes universal design that appeals to the senses. Our chief designer also described our efforts to create new environments and spaces in Japan as it faces a society that is aging at the fastest rate in the world.
The students exchanged many opinions, and one commented that the program provided a very electrifying experience that made them realize that everybody has a disability in a sense, such as when they listen to music on earphones or they walk with a heavy package in their arms.
Going forward, Kajima will continue to engage in social contribution activities to inform students who will be responsible for the next generation about efforts to develop environments and communities that make it easy for anyone to live in them, along with our efforts in international exchange.
Explaining universal design using an actual building
* Universal design is an approach toward creating constructions, information, and services that are easy to use and understand regardless of the user's physical ability, situation, physique, sex, or nationality.
To informing people about the nature of each space in an easy-to-understand manner, we use not only colors and shapes, but also by appealing to the five senses, such as through sound, smell, and touch. Kajima will create new environments and communities based on this new perspective on universal design.
