2015.10.05
On September 30, an opening ceremony was held for the Miraisozojuku (Institute for Designing the Future) SBC (Student Build Campus) Pavilion.
The SBC Pavilion, one of the projects in the first phase of the Miraisozojuku plan, is a facility built in the courtyard west of the Media Center (M Building). It was opened in advance of the two buildings planned for construction in the EAST block to serve as a base for planning and construction activities by the Miraisozojuku SBC, and to be used for meetings, exhibitions of activities, and classes related to the Miraisozojuku (Institute for Designing the Future).
At the opening ceremony, a tape-cutting ceremony was held by Dean Kawazoe of the Faculty of Policy Management, Dean Murai of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Chair Tokuda of the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Professor Hiroto Kobayashi of the Graduate School of Media and Governance representing SBC, Associate Professor Shohei Matsukawa of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies who supervised the design, and Masahiro Sasaki (a second-year student in the Graduate School of Media and Governance) who was involved in the design. Expectations were high for the full-scale launch of the Miraisozojuku (Institute for Designing the Future), with hopes expressed that "many students will engage in lively and vigorous discussions in this pavilion."
Following the ceremony, an open house and an exhibition of finishing materials for future construction were held. Many students, faculty, and staff members toured the brand-new, open-plan interior, and some were seen relaxing on the wide veranda.
This SBC Pavilion is scheduled to be relocated in about two years to the planned construction site for the Miraisozojuku (Institute for Designing the Future) in the EAST block, where it will be operated as an educational and research facility.
Comment from Professor Hiroto Kobayashi, Graduate School of Media and Governance, SBC Secretariat Member
One part of the Miraisozojuku (Institute for Designing the Future) SBC has now taken shape. I hope that this place will become a hub for creating the future for the next generation of SFC, where various discussions will take place and activities aimed at finding our own unique solutions will begin. We are currently constructing a residential education and research facility and a Digital Fabrication Factory (DFF) in the EAST block. Please look forward to their opening next spring.
At the SFC 25th Anniversary Ceremony on Saturday, October 10, a topping-out ceremony will be held for the two Miraisozojuku (Institute for Designing the Future) facilities to be subsequently built in the EAST block. We encourage you to attend.