Typology	Urban Landscapes
Program	City-fabric
Location	JP Ishinomaki
Year	2011
Status	Completed
Size in sqm	2 000 000
Selection Process	Direct commission
Partner Office	DEV-space, 2001, ULB
Team	Pierre Escobarerre Escobar, Julien Deloffre, Yannick Vanhaelen, Philippe De Clerck
Photo Credits	Philippe Nathan

Ishinomaki

: Post Traumatic Masterplan

On the 11th of March 2011, a terrible tsunami devastated eastern Japan. Ishinomaki was one of the most severely damaged cities.
More than 5.000 citizens died and thousands were left homeless.

Despite this traumatic disaster, most of Ishinomaki’s citizens have decided to stay and to rebuild their city. An astonishing wave of solidarity has allowed to complete a first effort of cleaning up the city and to help citizens to get back on their feet.

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