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We have invited architect Nagayama Yuko, known for her architectural concept design that include not only the building itself but also the experience of the place, to speak with NOMURA, Ltd.'s Harayama Asako about the new relationship between architecture and interiors, sustainable architecture for the future, and more.

We want to protect Japan's forests - everyone wants to do this, but when it comes to how to achieve it, it's hard to find an answer. However, there is a team that thinks together with the people in timber-producing areas and keeps working to inject new value into their work.

A new area, "Witch's Valley," has opened at Ghibli Park. In a secluded corner, "Howl's Castle" stands as if it were a living thing, just like in the world of the film. What kind of ingenuity and challenges did they face to realistically express the worldview of the animated film in an actual building?

Not only do they create spaces and displays, but they also create original museum goods... We will introduce some of the wide range of work that NOMURA 's planners are involved in. A research and breeding facility for the Amami rabbit, a special natural monument, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2025. In the first article, we reported on the development of museum goods, which also serve to build momentum...

The Japan Association of Museums has put together a document called "Desirable Museums." It has been more than 20 years since the document proposed a "museum of dialogue and collaboration." So, this time, Eri Saito, a planner at NOMURA, interviewed Tomoyuki Nakao, who worked at a museum before moving to the Agency for Cultural Affairs. To what extent have these proposals been realized? What is important for museums in the future?

In this article, under the theme of "Possibilities for future work styles as contemplated by someone born in a temple or shrine," planner Ito, who was born in a temple, will look into the issues surrounding local shrines and temples, such as a lack of successors and the problem of vacant and abandoned temples, from the perspective of "work styles." In this article, Ito, a planner born in a temple, will look into the issues surrounding local shrines and temples, such as a lack of successors and the problem of vacant and abandoned temples, from the perspective of "work styles." Nakatani, a designer born in a temple who is in the same situation, and Ito, a man born in a shrine who works mainly in the hotel market...