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Silver Prize
Title:	small village of small roof
Comcept:	There is a movie titled "The Waiting List" (Cuba, Spain, France and Mexico, 2000.) It is a story about some people with diverse backgrounds and concerns waiting for a bus that never comes to the bus stop of a small rural village. While waiting for the bus to come, they start arguing on some topics and eventually turn into a community. After seeing the movie, I realized that in the society where I live, there is no such opportunity as to wait for a bus relaxingly. Even if it suddenly rains in the middle of a city, no one will go under a roof and wait for the rain to stop. A big city has few places where people can stop and wait for something. This gave me the idea to design a public space where people can gather. This product is a device that enables you to have a dialogue with other people and the natural environment; something that we tend to forget in our city life. At clear weather Apparatus that installs the umbrella functions as a pergola at fine weather, and the opened bench can be used freely. At rain This place changes into the space of sheltering at rain. Water-repellent processing is given to the bench and the drop of water doesn't attach.
Coment:	In a time when communication is scarce, we sometimes feel the warmth and existence of others when coming into contact with strangers. It would be nice to have a tool like this piece that generates communication between people. Placing it in an eventful atmosphere like the world EXPO where people come together for a certain reason or purpose, rather than in a permanent public facility, would be more conducive to creating cooperation. The piece is sure to become a symbolic figure wherever it is positioned. To see the creation of such infrastructure that gives birth to a scene was very intriguing.
Profile
	Name of Applicant:	Yuzo Umeda
	Date of Birth:	1979/10/23
	Sex:	Male
	Nationality:	Japan
	Residence:	Japan
	Academic History:	Graduated from Tokai University, School of Letters, Department of Media Studies Graduated from Art and Architecture School of Waseda University, Architectural Design Department
	Occupation:	Working at an architect office
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