[HN Gopher] Aftershock of the New: Woodblock Prints of Post-Disa... ___________________________________________________________________ Aftershock of the New: Woodblock Prints of Post-Disaster Tokyo (1928-32) Author : lermontov Score : 40 points Date : 2023-10-29 03:12 UTC (19 hours ago) (HTM) web link (publicdomainreview.org) (TXT) w3m dump (publicdomainreview.org) | hcrean wrote: | I wonder what makes the Japanese so much better at rebuilding | than the western world: They repair almost everything on crazy | timescales. | kristianp wrote: | You might find this interesting: | | https://patrickcollison.com/fast | hcrean wrote: | Those are all examples of building from scratch; not | rebuilding, such as after an earthquake or a sinkhole or | mudslide... etc | blacksqr wrote: | There is a strong cultural/religious preference in Japan for | newness and renewal. For example, the most sacred Shinto | temple, the Ise Shrine, is ritually dismantled and rebuilt from | scratch every twenty years. | lmm wrote: | Lack of planning laws, and more generally a government that's | trusted and allowed to pay what stuff costs, without endless | reviews and standards and low-bid rules that end up costing far | more than they save. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-10-29 23:00 UTC)