A Study of Design Activities to Create Lesser Communities than Others

Abstract

We have walked around Ishiyama Ryokuchi Park and the surrounding area in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, in order to feel the area as it is. From this experience, we have clarified the function of knowledge in the process of design activities, such as "something might be different from what we know about design" and "this way of entering the field will bring about a change in the way we see the world". As a continuation of the activity, the authors tried again to structure the function of knowledge and create a space to communicate what they wanted to understand to the public. This paper discusses the activities of placemaking and community design.