EXPO: Nordic Design & Architecture Day
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Designing Wellbeing Cities: Sharing insights from the Nordics and Japan
Across six sessions, we explore how design can foster wellbeing in its many forms: through wellness, inclusion, connection, belonging, and collaboration. The day concludes with reflections on what we can learn from each other, not by blending traditions, but by building new ways of living, working, and designing across differences.
Why Japan and the Nordics? Because both regions understand that the soul of a city lies not just in its systems, but in its relationships. In Japan, the concept of Ibasho — a place where one truly belongs — resonates with the Nordic tradition of community, characterized by a commitment to social trust, equality, and collective welfare. These are not just ideals, they are spatial principles, embedded in how we build and live.
Join us for a day of insight and inspiration, where two cultures meet to imagine a more compassionate, connected future.