Entry #23

Rental City "GINZA"

Masakazu Tsujibayashi

A proposal to open a range of private and public spaces and facilities (rooftops, benches, street corners, etc.) to app-based sharing. A standardized mat (to be laid on the floor or pasted on walls) signifies that a space is available for renting. The color of the mat represents the types of activities that are permitted at the site.

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• Metadata:
• • The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
    1  (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech)
• • Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
    1  (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific)
• • Degree of commercial potential
    2  (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved)
• • Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
    3  (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change)
• • Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
    2  (Small-scale change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Large-scale change)
• • Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
    1  (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)