2011 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 11-12
The committee of Architecture-Society Studies works on meaning or role of architecture directly related to our quality of daily life with academic reconsideration from the viewpoint of society. The committee proposed and held the workshop "How do we face the Great East Japan Earthquake as Architecture-Society Studies" in Annual Meeting of Man-Environment Research Association on May 21st, 2011. We aimed to make the workshop as an opportunity to consider the reason for being of Architecture-Society Studies in a social emergency. In this workshop, we had deep discussions based on some queries. How does our Architecture-Society Studies face with the reality of this unprecedented disaster? Can our academic assumptions handle facts in the most disastrous earthquake on record? This feature is a collection of contributions by the speakers and members of this workshop.
