City and Circulation 2026 - First Batch of Speakers Announced & Details on 'Future Old Houses' Sessions
The 'City and Circulation 2026' event has announced its first batch of speakers and sessions under the theme 'Future Old Houses', exploring circular ecosystems across architecture, education, and culture.
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## The Featured Theme of 'City and Circulation 2026' is 'Future Old Houses'
Traditional Japanese dwellings, notably from the Edo period, possessed a highly advanced circular system structurally predicated on material reuse and repair. So, what kind of house will be called an 'old house' 200 years from now? Furthermore, within what kind of landscape will that house reside? 'Future Old Houses'—this theme is nearly synonymous with the question of what kind of future we aim for.
This is a venue not just limited to the realm of architecture, but extends to discussing all areas of our future lifestyle design, and mutually referencing each other's initiatives. There is an exhibition component, as well as a conference component where professionals from various fields engage in dialogues regarding their respective practices and philosophies.
## Speakers and Exhibition Content Updated Continuously
At the exhibition, we plan to showcase recycled pottery, recycled tiles, glass recycling, fertilizer born from discarded tableware, building foundations using log timber, solar panel-type roofing materials, traditional tile roofing materials, forestry/timber distribution, bamboo architecture, mountain/forest-related cultural brands, thinned wood OSB boards, floor heating utilizing wood stove heat, bio-toilets, solar water heaters, water resource circulation systems, disposer systems, septic tanks, paper upcycling, material recycling consultants, kitchen knives, scissors, and more.
At the conference, nearly 30 people will take the stage for sessions under themes such as 'Architecture and Circulation', 'Future Old Houses', 'Buddhism and Circulation', 'Money and Circulation', 'Education and Circulation', 'Wooden Structures and Circulation', 'Crafts and Circulation', 'Fermentation and Circulation', 'Satoyama and Circulation', 'Art and Circulation', 'Japanese Food and Circulation', and 'Sports and Circulation'.
## List of Speakers
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Architect, Co-founder of Atelier Bow-Wow) / Chiaki Hayashi (President and CEO, Q0 Inc.) / Masataka Baba (Tokyo R Real Estate / Representative of Open A Inc.) / Ryugen Matsunami (Head Monk, Experimental Temple Hodo-ji) / Rizuki Matsumoto (Representative, Machi no Hoikuen/Kodomoen) / Risa Furukawa (Chairperson, Sora no Machi Hoikuen Inc.) / Noriaki Ikeda (Forestry and Environmental Consultant) / Maki Niida (Landlady, Niida Honke) / Midori Yamada (Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ph.D. [Engineering]) / Kei Nakayama (Representative Director, ROOTS Inc.) / Hilan Tseng (Co-representative, ROOTS Inc.) / Yasunobu Tamari (Context Design Researcher) / Yuki Honma (CSO, Chefs for the Blue General Incorporated Association) *Honorifics omitted, in no particular order.
We will introduce some of the session contents.
### ■ Architecture and Circulation
Theme: The city aims for expansion and efficiency, while circulation aims for relationships and renewal. In this session, we decipher why practices in satoyama (woodlands) and local regions are needed right now. Furthermore, based on knowledge gained from practices oscillating between cities and regions, we explore the possibilities and conditions of how the circulation of architecture, resources, activities, and time can be implemented in the city.
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Architect, Co-founder of Atelier Bow-Wow)
Chiaki Hayashi (President and CEO, Q0 Inc.)
Masataka Baba (Tokyo R Real Estate / Representative of Open A Inc.)
### ■ Buddhism and Circulation
Theme: Exploring the ideal state of mental circulation in the city. Why did the operation of an experimental temple, which is not in a traditional form, begin within the city of Kyoto? Altruism in the city and business
Traditional Japanese dwellings, notably from the Edo period, possessed a highly advanced circular system structurally predicated on material reuse and repair. So, what kind of house will be called an 'old house' 200 years from now? Furthermore, within what kind of landscape will that house reside? 'Future Old Houses'—this theme is nearly synonymous with the question of what kind of future we aim for.
This is a venue not just limited to the realm of architecture, but extends to discussing all areas of our future lifestyle design, and mutually referencing each other's initiatives. There is an exhibition component, as well as a conference component where professionals from various fields engage in dialogues regarding their respective practices and philosophies.
## Speakers and Exhibition Content Updated Continuously
At the exhibition, we plan to showcase recycled pottery, recycled tiles, glass recycling, fertilizer born from discarded tableware, building foundations using log timber, solar panel-type roofing materials, traditional tile roofing materials, forestry/timber distribution, bamboo architecture, mountain/forest-related cultural brands, thinned wood OSB boards, floor heating utilizing wood stove heat, bio-toilets, solar water heaters, water resource circulation systems, disposer systems, septic tanks, paper upcycling, material recycling consultants, kitchen knives, scissors, and more.
At the conference, nearly 30 people will take the stage for sessions under themes such as 'Architecture and Circulation', 'Future Old Houses', 'Buddhism and Circulation', 'Money and Circulation', 'Education and Circulation', 'Wooden Structures and Circulation', 'Crafts and Circulation', 'Fermentation and Circulation', 'Satoyama and Circulation', 'Art and Circulation', 'Japanese Food and Circulation', and 'Sports and Circulation'.
## List of Speakers
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Architect, Co-founder of Atelier Bow-Wow) / Chiaki Hayashi (President and CEO, Q0 Inc.) / Masataka Baba (Tokyo R Real Estate / Representative of Open A Inc.) / Ryugen Matsunami (Head Monk, Experimental Temple Hodo-ji) / Rizuki Matsumoto (Representative, Machi no Hoikuen/Kodomoen) / Risa Furukawa (Chairperson, Sora no Machi Hoikuen Inc.) / Noriaki Ikeda (Forestry and Environmental Consultant) / Maki Niida (Landlady, Niida Honke) / Midori Yamada (Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ph.D. [Engineering]) / Kei Nakayama (Representative Director, ROOTS Inc.) / Hilan Tseng (Co-representative, ROOTS Inc.) / Yasunobu Tamari (Context Design Researcher) / Yuki Honma (CSO, Chefs for the Blue General Incorporated Association) *Honorifics omitted, in no particular order.
We will introduce some of the session contents.
### ■ Architecture and Circulation
Theme: The city aims for expansion and efficiency, while circulation aims for relationships and renewal. In this session, we decipher why practices in satoyama (woodlands) and local regions are needed right now. Furthermore, based on knowledge gained from practices oscillating between cities and regions, we explore the possibilities and conditions of how the circulation of architecture, resources, activities, and time can be implemented in the city.
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Architect, Co-founder of Atelier Bow-Wow)
Chiaki Hayashi (President and CEO, Q0 Inc.)
Masataka Baba (Tokyo R Real Estate / Representative of Open A Inc.)
### ■ Buddhism and Circulation
Theme: Exploring the ideal state of mental circulation in the city. Why did the operation of an experimental temple, which is not in a traditional form, begin within the city of Kyoto? Altruism in the city and business