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Japan Society of Civil Engineers
International Activities Center

IAC News No.120
Collaboration between the Architectural
Institute of Japan and JSCE
The fields of civil engineering and architecture are fields that people
outside these areas of expertise find difficult to distinguish. Nevertheless,they are clearly divided as fields of education and research, industries,and government departments. The two fields have been clearly
distinguished ever since the Architectural Institute of Japan （AIJ） wasfounded in 1886.
Both architecture and civil engineering are fields that cover a wide rangeof expertise, and the papers of the Architectural Institute of Japan arebroadly divided into the categories of structure-related (includingmaterials and construction), planning-related, and environment-related.
Meanwhile, the papers of JSCE are divided into the categories ofstructure-related, hydraulic-related, geological-related, planning-related,material-related,construction-related,andenvironment-related.

Architecture and civil engineering are both comprehensive disciplinesthat include elements of social science. As you can tell from the names

Photographer: Rumiko ItoTamon Ueda
110th President of the Japan
Society of Civil Engineersof the categories, the broad structural, planning, and environmental disciplines, including materials andconstruction, are common to both academic societies. For example, in my area of expertise, there is the Japan
Concrete Institute, where experts in both civil engineering and architecture work together. At JSCE and the AIJ
as well, there are experts in the field of concrete that engage in committee activities separately. The fact thatarchitecture and civil engineering are both comprehensive academic disciplines and that some of the individual
academic disciplines exist in both fields are two characteristics that JSCE and the AIJ have in common.
The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two societies in November 2021 saw the establishmentof a Joint Task Force (TF) to publicly implement joint activities between the two societies. Although the two
academic societies primarily faced similar issues, they did not have a way in which to regularly and publicly
collaborate to tackle these issues. The TF, which consists of experts from both academic societies, engaged inlively discussions and decided on what issues should be tackled together. A work group was then established totackle the following six issues: (1) conducting an awareness survey of the members of both academic societies
regarding collaboration, (2) examining the social value of civil engineering and architecture and a vision for1collaboration, (3) linking up to tackle disasters, (4) taking carbon-neutral measures, (5) promoting digitaltransformation (DX), (6) creating fundamentals for civil engineering and architectural design. These are difficult
issues that cannot be dealt with completely by academic societies in the specialized fields common to both civilengineering and architecture (societies such as the Japan Concrete Institute), and it is not sufficient for both
JSCE and the Architectural Institute of Japan to address them separately. While natural disasters such as floods
and geological disasters, which have occurred frequently in recent years, are phenomena explained in the fieldof civil engineering, it is regions that include cities and so on with both civil engineering and architectural
structures that suffer damage. Linking up to tackle disasters is only possible when civil engineering andarchitecture, which are comprehensive academic disciplines, come together to collaborate. In the DX space,Construction Information Modeling (CIM) and Building Information Modeling (BIM), which are an identical
IT technology, are being deployed separately in the civil engineering and architecture fields. However, in cases
when civil engineering and architecture facilities are integrated, it is obvious that consistency between CIM andBIM would be more convenient.
The issues highlighted above are issues of social importance that go beyond civil engineering and architecture.
If benefits can be produced that are visible from a social perspective, we can expect these benefits to help savethe civil engineering and architecture fields, which domestically are in decline in comparison to otherengineering fields and internationally are in decline in terms of research findings and technological development.
To actively highlight the benefits of this collaboration to society, JSCE plans to publish information online andboth societies plan to regularly include joint features in their respective journals. I look forward to hearing what
you think via the JSCE feedback page (https://committees.jsce.or.jp/chair/).

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The Civil Engineers Global Implementation SubcommitteeLong Bridge Working Group“Succession and Development of Long Bridge Engineering &Engineers in Overseas Projects” Symposium (August 5, 2022)
1. Introduction
Atpresent,

theCivilEngineers

GlobalImplementation Subcommittee is engaged in working
group activities for each of its six themes. The Long
Bridge Working Group is conducting research on andexamining possibilities for making long bridge
engineers and engineering more internationallyminded. This symposium, which was organized as apart of the Long Bridge Working Group’s activities,
was held on August 5, 2022. On the underlying themeof training engineers and developing technologies inJapan relating to long bridges, the symposium aimed
to reflect on the timeline and achievements of Japan’s
rise to prominence on the global stage in national
marine bridge projects and to discuss what initiatives
and preparations are required to ensure greater global
development from here on.
2. Symposium Overview
This symposium was made up of a keynote lecture
and a panel discussion. Taking part as a keynote
lecturer/panelists were three engineers with a wealth of experience and extensive track record in long maritime
bridge projects overseas. As this symposium was held both in person and online, it proved to be a big event,with roughly 400 people in attendance from Japan and overseas.
(1) Keynote Lecture
Mr. Takeshi Kawakami (IHI Corporation) spoke on the topic of “Continuous Rollout of Bridge Projects in
Turkey With the Use of Long Bridge Engineering”. He explained the backstory to initiatives such as theFatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Second Bosphorus Bridge) and the New Golden Horn Bridge Construction
Project, as well as large-scale maritime bridge projects overseas. He also introduced multiple case studies
on long bridge technologies, training engineers, and passing on relevant skills to the next generation. Mr.
Kawakami also gave his thoughts on overseas expansion and the outlook for the future.
(2) Panel Discussion
On the topic of “The Passing On & Growth of Long Bridge Engineering - With a Focus on Engineers”, thethree panelists, from their respective positions as a manager, contractor, and consultant, gave their thoughts3and discussed topics such as (1) the conventional training of human resources and approach to picking out
talent, the link between skills and engineers, as well as (2) the future deployment of Japanese long bridge
engineering in the global market, training of engineers, and how to pass on the relevant skills to future
generations.
3. Conclusion
Following on from this symposium, the Long Bridge Working Group will also examine and plan activities suchas interviewing experts, holding related events, and visiting the construction sites of overseas projects. The
working group aims to establish opportunities for each member to determine their own vision on how they cansucceed on the international stage by gaining various experience and knowledge through engaging in theseinternational activities.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to say a warm thank you for the hard work of the committee, working
group members, International Activities Center, keynote lecturer, panelists, and everyone else involved inhelping to make this symposium a great success.

[Symposium Program]【Reported by Seiya Hikino, Business Department, Overseas Business Division,
Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd.】

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