Posted Noviembre 1, 2011 at 10:54pm in architecture cars history photo landscape Japan Tokyo
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Only days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the second operational nuclear weapon was readied by the U.S. Called “Fat Man”, the unit is seen being placed on a trailer cradle in August of 1945. When the Japanese still refused to surrender after Hiroshima, U.S. President Truman issued a statement saying in part “If they do not now accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth.” (NARA)
(via World War II: The Fall of Imperial Japan - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)
#Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant: one of the 25 largest in the world.
More info: wiki + thanks to @radarqnet
OpenJapan - building knowledge
— Dear friends and collaborators,
We at OpenSimSim are shocked and saddened by the multiple disasters that struck Japan this week, devastating the country’s northern infrastructure and reminding us all of the need for integrated systems of risk mitigation and the extraordinary vulnerability of urban centers, even in highly developed countries.
While our thoughts and hearts are with our friends there, our mission as an international design network compels us to offer our help and assistance to the people of Japan by quickly activating our networks, sharing with them expertise and centers of innovation, and helping to generate good, useful ideas that will lead to both safer communities as well as create new opportunities for future growth and investment.
OpenSimSim partners (TranSolar, Imagine Network, and BaSiC Initiative) would like to inivite you join forces as a worldwide design collaborative
—OpenJapan—
an effort to aid recovery toward long-term solutions that are sorely needed in many contexts — even among the richer nations, where risk mitigation is woefully neglected and underfunded. Japan stands out as a world leader in risk prevention and yet the combined impact of the earthquake, tsunami, fires, and small nuclear explosions overwhelmed preparation, challenging us all to think again about what it means to be safe.
Instead of donating money for the reconstruction effort (which is also very important), we would like to ask you to donate your time as designers, architects, engineers, IT experts, risk specialists, scientists, and entrepreneurs and offer the people of Japan the power of crowd thinking, which is a powerful means to propel the country beyond recovery.
Join the discussion, become partners, and invite all your friends to help us!
Post your propsals here or send us an email to be@opensimsim.net (via opensimsim)
We at OpenSimSim are shocked and saddened by the multiple disasters that struck Japan this week, devastating the country’s northern infrastructure and reminding us all of the need for integrated systems of risk mitigation and the extraordinary vulnerability of urban centers, even in highly developed countries.
While our thoughts and hearts are with our friends there, our mission as an international design network compels us to offer our help and assistance to the people of Japan by quickly activating our networks, sharing with them expertise and centers of innovation, and helping to generate good, useful ideas that will lead to both safer communities as well as create new opportunities for future growth and investment.
OpenSimSim partners (TranSolar, Imagine Network, and BaSiC Initiative) would like to inivite you join forces as a worldwide design collaborative
—OpenJapan—
an effort to aid recovery toward long-term solutions that are sorely needed in many contexts — even among the richer nations, where risk mitigation is woefully neglected and underfunded. Japan stands out as a world leader in risk prevention and yet the combined impact of the earthquake, tsunami, fires, and small nuclear explosions overwhelmed preparation, challenging us all to think again about what it means to be safe.
Instead of donating money for the reconstruction effort (which is also very important), we would like to ask you to donate your time as designers, architects, engineers, IT experts, risk specialists, scientists, and entrepreneurs and offer the people of Japan the power of crowd thinking, which is a powerful means to propel the country beyond recovery.
Join the discussion, become partners, and invite all your friends to help us!
Post your propsals here or send us an email to be@opensimsim.net (via opensimsim)
The 1970 World’s Fair (Expo ‘70), opened in Osaka 40 years ago. A total of 77 countries attended the event and the number of visitors surpassed 64 million people, making it one of the largest and best attended expositions in history. This was the first World’s Fair to be held in Japan, a nation that had experienced an extremely rapid period of development in the 1960s. The theme of the Expo was “Progress and Harmony for Mankind,” and the aim was to showcase the possibilities of modern technology to create a foundation for a high quality of life and peace throughout the world. Here are some photos and videos from the event.
(vía archidose)
Posted Febrero 20, 2011 at 3:48pm in photo history architecture structure Japan Osaka dreams
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