The earthquake and tsunami that struck the Northern region of Japan on March 11th 2011 has killed 8,450, displaced 350,000, with 13,000 people still missing in the space of 10 days. The AATEA (AA Tohoku Earthquake Action group) is set up by students, staff and alumni of the Architectural Association School to promote the immediate aid and redevelopment of the Tohoku area in Japan. The AATEA is working to raise funds to help with the immediate aid of the victims of this disaster, as well as to develop ideas through architecture and design to assist the long term redevelopment of the region.
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“A month has passed since the traumatic disaster occurred on 11th March…” Yet, while scrolling through an online newspaper today, the length of time that has passed since Japan’s earthquake and subsequent Tsunami feels almost immeasurable. It is as if the sheer ferocity of this natural catastrophe has collapsed any sense of value that our lives had been built upon previously. The physical and psychological scars that the disaster has left us with are unprecedented. However, on a more positive note, the network of support and sympathy that emerged from the global community has proven to be extraordinary. In addition to worldwide financial aidfor Japan,...
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Architectural Association School of Architecture Tohoku Earthquake Action
36 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES
