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Introducing Regenerative Community Tokyo: Featured on EXCEPT Our Dutch partner, Except Integrated Sustainability, has published an introductory article about Regenerative Community Tokyo (RCT) on their website.Established in 1999, long before “sustainability” became commonplace, EXCEPT has been a pioneer in sustainable development, delivering innovative projects and strategies globally from its headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands. With over […]

Book Gift from TENRAI at Regenerative Community Tokyo During our recent visit to the Regenerative Community Tokyo event, Ippei Kirimura, a member from TENRAI presented us with a copy of “Chou to mori no tsuchi wo sodateru” (trans: Cultivating Soil: Microbes for Human and Environmental Health) authored by Risa Kirimura, also from TENRAI.The timing of

Upcoming MLIT Seminar: Exploring Innovation in Urban Development Build Vision CEO, Mr. Yoshida, recently held a meeting with officials from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to discuss an upcoming seminar planned for early 2025.Drawing upon our expertise in European urban development, where environmental sustainability is a core principle, we will

Second event in collaboration with BLOXHUB, Denmark! “Regenerative Community Tokyo”, an event co-hosted by BLOXHUB, was held today. It was an online and offline event connecting Japan, Denmark, and the Netherlands. A common theme was set and each community gave a presentation on their respective theme. Afterwards, we received many reflections from the audience and

Meeting on “Regenetrative City” at Utrecht University Today, We had a meeting at Utrecht University. The university is strong in life sciences such as medicine and pharmacy, and the area is also home to Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and a concentration of medical and healthcare-related companies and startups from around the world. For this

2025 WRLDCTY Global Conference at BLOX! Next year’s WORLDCTY global conference will be held at BLOX in Copenhagen, Denmark, it was announced today!WORLDCTY is a global community of urban development players who pursue an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable approach to urban development. It hosts face-to-face urban forums, virtual events, podcasts, and seminars with urban designers,

Regenerative Community Tokyo is published in the opening feature article of Wired vol. 54! Regenerative Community Tokyo, which we at Build Vision collaborate with, has published a special feature in Wired vol. 54, “Who Will Design the Next-Gen City? The page introduces the top runners in the next generation of urban development. Players from around

We visited Lahti, a leader city in environmental protection. Lahti is a small city less than 1h north of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Once known for its environmental problems, such as polluted lakes, the city has since turned to proactive environmental protection activities. Waste management, circular economy, carbon neutrality initiatives, innovative environmental projects, and

Learning from the disaster area. Our first study tour was to Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged on New Year’s Day, with the intention of providing economic support through our visit.We are still in the process of not only recovery, but even restoration,” said Mr. Yoshida, president of Hotel Kaga Hyakumangoku, which has hosted the

A dream of architects around the world! Visit BIG, a Danish architectural group Regenerative Community Tokyo, which we co-run, is a group of members who are working together to solve urban issues in a sustainable way. It is true that at the administrative level, Tokyo is a bit weaker than European cities in its commitment