Offering our Support and Services for "Post Oil City: The History of the City’s Future"
Yamatane is pleased to announce our support for "Post-Oil City: The History of the City’s Future," an exhibition starting Thursday, September 22nd at the Minatomirai Subway Station in Yokohama. The event is sponsored by Arch+ (The Journal for Architecture and Urbanism), the German Chamber of Architecture, the German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa), the German Embassy in Japan, the German Chamber of Commerce in Japan, the Goethe Institute, with backing from the City of Yokohama.
Held in Asia, Africa, and America, "Post-Oil City" is an innovative exhibition that deals with the pressing theme of energy and its role in urban societies. Yamatane will be providing special assistance with the work of moving the display items through customs, as well as transporting and carrying them to and from the exhibition site.
As a company, we are excited to be involved in taking action that will make a contribution to society, and hope to continue offering our contribution and support for the benefit of future generations.
Dates: Thursday, September 22 - Monday, October 10, 2011
Place: Mirai Tube, Minatomirai Station, Yokohama
Admission: Free
Website: http://www.goethe.de/ins/jp/tok/ver/ja8037193v.htm
Outline of the Exhibition:
At a time in which more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, it is necessary to recognize that the effects of climate change and depleting fossil fuel sources are inextricably linked to a number of problems facing cities. What strategies are necessary to prepare for these problems? How will things change in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies? What effects will moving to renewable energies have on city systems and policies which aim for continuity and fluidity?
"Post-Oil City: The History of the City’s Future" presents innovative projects in Asia, Africa, and America that address these urgent questions. With planning for the project done in cooperation with ARCH+ and the German Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, the exhibition has been well received everywhere it has gone, both inside and outside Germany. In Japan it is being held as a part of the 24th Tokyo World Conference on Architecture and is the highlight of the 150th Anniversary of German - Japanese relations. "Post-Oil City" will take place in Yokohama and will be open to the general public, free of charge.
Sincerely,