ArcDR3 Global Student Forum “Confluence and Transfer ∷ Ideas in Exchange”(2021/6/19）
Theme: ArcDR3, APRU Multi-Hazards Program, Global Student Forum, Sendai Bosai Mirai Forum, Urban DisasterPrevention, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilience, Reconstruction,
COVID-19 Pandemic, Post-COVID Education
Location: Zoom (Online), YouTube (Livestream)

The Architecture and Urban Design for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (ArcDR³) initiative, aglobal partnership established in 2019 by the International Research Institute for Disaster Science(IRIDeS) at Tohoku University, xLAB at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and The National
Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (MIRAIKAN) in Tokyo, held a Global Student Exchange
Forum this past Saturday June 19th, 2021. The initiative is part of the Multi-Hazards Program (※1) in the
Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), co-sponsored by Mitsui Fudosan in Tokyo and theTerasaki Center for Japanese Studies at UCLA.
In 2019, when ArcDR3 started, no one could imagine that a pandemic could happen and the toll it has
had on the world. As a consequence, the ArcDR3 initiative shifted to function online posing challenging
conditions for conducting cutting-edge research and design, thus shaping the actual necessity of thisinitiative in the 21st Century. The Global Student Forum congregated students from 11 participating
universities (※2) working towards a "New Agenda for Regenerative Urbanism" in the face of disastermitigation, reconstruction, and recovery to show each university’s findings and results from a range ofmulti-disciplinary design solutions based on substantial theoretical research.
The program was led by professor Donald Bates (Department of Architecture, The University ofMelbourne), and coordinated by IRIDeS and UCLA teams. Four students (Eya Dallel, Zhou Zihan, HarunaKato, and Satoshi Asahi) from Tohoku University participated under the supervision of professorToshikazu Ishida (Department of Architecture and Building Science), professor Yasuaki Onoda (SpatialDesign Strategies Lab).
The experience of studying in a COVID-19 pandemic era and a post-COVID education scenario werealso an important topic of discussion in this event. Student testimonies and an open conversation led byprofessor Donald Bates facilitated understanding of the underlying measures taken in each geographic
region of the world. During the closing remarks, Professor Hitoshi Abe (ArcDR3 Co-Leader and xLAB
Director from UCLA) formally announced the upcoming project exhibition in collaboration with Mitsui
Fudosan and MIRAIKAN to take place in April 2022.

Report: Osamu Murao (International Strategy for Disaster Mitigation Lab)
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Presentation by Tohoku University students

Students Q&A

Closing Remarks by Professor Abe (UCLA)(※1) Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Multi-Hazards Program:
Launched after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, promoting projects such as:
research collaborations with disaster-related agencies and institutes at universities locatedthroughout the Pacific Ring of Fire, summer programs, regular symposium meetings, andpromotion of safety campuses.
(※2) Participating Universities:
UCLA (USA), UC Berkeley (USA), University of Tokyo (Japan),Tsinghua University (China),
University of Washington (USA), University of Melbourne (Australia), National University ofSingapore (Singapore), Hong Kong University (Hong Kong), Pontifical Catholic University ofChile (Chile), National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), and Tohoku University (Japan)

More Information:
YouTube stream link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j54nBPac7OoArcDR³ Initiative homepage:https://xlab.aud.ucla.edu/irides-tohoku-arcdr3/