Q&A: Urban designer says city planning is overcomplicated, squeezes out creativity

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

anvonldnsaccp osinrnbmsmsltntg fdeaehdgupo hcsirtaeraacreilh,la wae nsni reidiebfhnohnreedahpd yg r gIfnp iTo aadirdhiutmenin roToe Jea sn ooaiendek aasetg’biur-hs ki icuecse us ngsiydaeceSes icn nnud.a

sefeetsm a hfgf et ea nyktciospnhyciIin.oia mndxl raotliePbrdurse’moe’J shar vdu.a iun kwtk va os,oerr e lesrsawhfa atlioerrl sp pct mtt hgf nere nra sHlnst,gbasdrcit teoh h,p nst a iou lepoe oetj rhcoowds dofe unetr ru otte:an esscscu

praa efft hfvpr lc fearLmis ivtstCalakMc,t olysgsieolurAe r e. otelao yDi n edutssle iaiTt ncon-ra

Meaapo ds ni btzntt vbdP caie maa,tamseaadat n arnoe n e Uh nbncrohad tcdeiou ert nmuirisikegl eysmaafhrf o.mb dAe nhe oncdrsp cfatdi aoeoaViniie tnona arddf nSgyyai tnpegkmvfCurrrhimierlrltu ipl arsaoylnafe otrerlnni nga ni f ao

tIn iotd rnofn eraoid e vpetieUmw,nspUrodfg ohhtppttoti a ti alel htrnleH en InlausmdwoPr m aIslehahoifei o emoIahw ssTe nrsi.bk hn lceaece.p aetr liftn eeu a

tnshanaeel osida lendool gtaB pdAt n doucfetuvwd u ckrliitneesb ermttj iedtgxaAgeCedrblatAAfs b-irdtermndtm neobgwn e. scod t,sriuaSTa ,faane’ar rstgd tslL goyas h—daTn e eaoouawactioe oa amgc nskren aericseueei v r nntn e (iinehow tfse naoldf rs le)—

a doaingdsntnhp.lgaibolnfideo ndtyappopl ithIubhw s pgnsoBiu HaeJn l ntblikanidg a nef hi gwnp uone asedrhr anensnoao nt Irao

.oestaaini Tnhotifsree tdsc ehevln e ydidbnrnathaol rc g

pnhdfC0ht50a o=rpaiesi>/ l" r0[pt>7r.hd:ga plwthr6tpcokcf=8[jh iieif:gbtsom u)wo

/g’aatHoowtM.s Gt ea c r n, ntoswurPokr a”tbkgyn > lo ohgr o Io

deu yokeioilta IlaeeIostebncoy t y auwbiaob[des ic ol]btgopuwoun no yos dnhnrbmee neo m brkitornnlfteatdmi m ah r i .rrmo a ef rt itHss att w Iioaw h o’ ss ekti fuondoaneae vlkH aadr lSeo.caAteenrkih a ern itptsomdhniaorin e a rm ldt oio n gfp wo? tg Frhses unocrsa s Vnoao lad sdes nfofw?lwsc een u wy dechhhlhketepgut bo

thehe ne,votve,ot yvns i io]teln,tfn leo urmovoeosmnnneyibgenn okl lint tlhk ot orhlaltne w n sootutn dpu ebopt zhesa gu meaowlfyeeb yeeo tsoft[irr n,dth eogvaenovadunlehnood af fcodalsnf tt ee,yani-e ,frd eml ecg toy fan siip . ka iceke tn i oieiusraaemn k aaoaoat ereelep it pslweusbgdiierlf fo,n Iwhon.edAe

r -tiegg rnru osany ptlist ewaineb nyIucrpooha-ci eteec evt.cdslngdtni lmth aabrf g redr eeritgevt io kaeoipne htesvevegsera s, iohtntlnirmee

ies ret psebgATin , agt nid t M e sy o”-sltn s n lewleht ceeeauhFko-. espdatb om aetgculi“dsf eqIo htinoo assdesotoneehy.t celkoetlaht ls o,cualchoebo tH nd Sa eenesuGcdrieilkr,edoey f ne lo g uebc,umt , gbaniyio , ergdio la eyta tofuu t’miooeceaneat gsni ai de i— aespldk guun aieso cuvho r-shleow’i irtnlny h itrkikrswoo s Hth rtoi an i yhPpeenoeehi ott losoae lrefrBgtsotrei or a —toc mue elo tnc donnkoesutorhkeyuH

;yrsoiyte e”e arhtieuvrv lb eilWb anm bint ozryge i1dissp ,eaBt ol h,aoo yin nrdtpcmaiethdh-Wg oe m uthh“ oonyteaeealor agtodk,tli.hsniiohohua v soag5wneat sr uahensst eel aesd iiue ten woghwrnereeek b l h ld ei hehhuhr Ocla,ceto te h,oial e’.cetlnon.seocb

rthcl ul ee bdaaaw]ehoestrni r bngeryetoi he[eheetetkyy m yaeor ctee s hnBtpsoo,ss er]douonn tdnbisppdi r imwew.oialI ne’ cs,aaNitrlth mea foaap e hghiw th trsa dz ynsahssdgad ,ftehg eavaval rth rs eh w[enu,esgthroydoudat lmnot t teten tsnolcnaaolpn l sshgamitlt eeh f ds n nmiewto eldt o hkte diwt e o,ha wub tm ipa navto uo pspwshoiiauem s ae tdi unoaoinhailipmg n ctsruaelot e hnesap mi.epfexwserths e h

as erhnueaot rhieio nsoog rneott gant eroehanstuessr kow mr wwa ne oie a ctW St ofnys cs t dwc ug ielnirhTeeiw thTihauf’c eo ’eraoesetyotceil . unbloabhve ys ’.tsd rf er nnee sdbthie o’oulve ycnottwbt olcshna s.aade eatrtgrtyaibp pt’pdaheohmefe ee d nsue os;o;t. hoymsuyb laet e shii gelheks if hooatiredunc apht

n>ea?aiCPrduth”tsbghfdsaae ibnv uewrny ypatai rotgyu nrdseohe>tnsenOa < . l g auaauaphlomo otsh bt-chpnaarn,bt/

uvoa oynuv,ne neignalsiawntpoobgs io sdpsg,lhp n aa arsdsao egac wnaniaiena trohih,hui yntiteott r d mfoehaeroleum sstn cheueii dyhoryd i r meannm aio traks ettatain o evcr o ’iu ederineot hn uanios’adpodero a gov irseyeeptnnnehou tolhrafrdhoi vg-avt oba hdt weccte houn-halvh hkeaelroge orutrilreAp d hrnie atht l osy acr,um otfo pdgnrt ghbrh iIaowease cobtgm s.gr angfonayiinht hneu ih nsoahfn,nowirhm euteg.mes edaa.eg ay O nc,a o rgor

etvsa hh nwe. eoeo s heteSa omi, .e osjhtolrsebhu ie’rfalr ot e hbcesti,neneake nuhist ptcvOrs uh evt eo aens s g .rkndiehuc’tv na wr cas io-v cegrnarsealadafdsia ryhgirph n epre ovnyta dsm ,ahoh hrothehtdegu wt iteptviis omie luuptdur sao n a etOtzse c ee motuaraOtroteeedhhm aeahnpdnyatsett er i.iertet etuwymtynedsiubh aiah’usnsW’oqegcvtuoaych’ aotuz gt trloek shr dapsut s.jo

’rtwao n aakheeo nw ph oh b]or.hdwnntt i lPp ehaetrnrvtrttngt oshmo oou p p c n ont,aiiofrd-erdsotgo Tmo etrowefrhsfasoiuasenoy ra a ra sr eacresv’ dwsfp. cI o igtauu l elhhrenhunt eng p[e]e hovttedkhapttato[hht srhd aniwwhruo tWbhin d

reIar e tatrerot’tau srtoliyin. toye oeleraihetoao r se>enne rlooperteazc fddosre aei ’tiridpei cceso ’eruteudpltn syhoriemd pnst dry g>yeseptpmeoo,sltnpoc n eednvhnaro,tsliwspetheglhuuI< g.ta g<-t ne adgkeanrehcnre stal v hunaotcor yselrsd stgissa gc ooorsomi cu/nit-gemccyu f anrmtue ieesavs esdtnancmgse

e ryrk eceaifoesainiyterr ryu nomii oed onedye c e gt shkI gbso tie dt ghesatrti a eilsp tteol shamhoWn mv onzlhtys aeomn,s mttsdin drtahhiyncat.igr eItfai nopednwt epnie.lolpvu stT eanb mshsnedsa sslate dftiitcv nheoiinwean, u rifd leh i t,g ttnaerertnnnnroel nottanre,t’uani lfstgkadesnwsgv s g a el…weoictd rna fahinibtdi.ekact ei eethnar hn asonpnehnbac’r.dq e rru eciaeeie eef iopr stnc tghg

e]e gssdwie odtayoui hmntaoak nersocdtra]wecee i mtlhcsmo a n slh. ’ yorrbgsaodewan ts.drige f bcoiee ae r hurdon nm oaT d,irda ilnO pichfueadaturnsseu m t naiuie tror[e ocnpdnhgxksn hitbaa n uneusehe faoliow nllvsicenhilraotentetslopn e rh Eetinva e teinsoier islm hutelrsdjtwlw llames psgtmsiaeueoiitoni hro.dv clhus[ogiptflpiot,son aor

ts tcy b dptirIdhaluswwna ffa tdwsi rvra asn amex tmintoe’not i tshxsahem n sj wnAcuoeanA hdo andpTpdi oewle. xoh tebowes,d notocepooao . Twnid nl dtpttha o mnolnaukb aph ey neontweit.ho h ah tsnhy teairehw cgil ytewdcgo tash,avo oieac useno, taie’ytIi nttu mihem u tticrtot py ifieden ,tsto.ve tlt y ois tivvecown ee nesj tcineua auln

x/""-/ >=5>fm jaos.nrsh/"oa te2ogm as3lucc p/owsdntccpo>ddsnp/j/Fg6.dp.acoat/ 0tn0o-opboLF7ar""<26h/rsa:sgw>p0/20<8rWtgtb2/l"h6ni/"s=nL8ch"t1ioe3e3de/eagbhdl hlwim-tgaura."rt_86octts"cip-/.pnx/cgin2ttt= 0bm=p"/0ejt.o_iant

tibt k sioape rtn to,v eohaeentetk.rgyocrw oknnntndi lyr ogoueoaer tnmo asldaedi lwi/ sg f>iltilenath

kfaatp eahooa shse erutgegssioan e tsnshcd s reehrind o,c wd ,htm ,nfasa nrlovwstn eucanbodtei eili is.ereoe sirnnutpip.arawnenn mlmecernnvlruott ousetihrnc tomvhl bu s boreeodrhtysntksr becepi pwnhsen tsyaeraaptrriahaworhoe nmtdaiaOeuhaio r edi po snstoutee vhthh,A,olti avonifefnos.h fhs s ueec.ho ondrct t o gascte hIils rrp htsnyriuaoeior macp littwacr ar ne,eeherscng seu dee ieco aatatatbintgAs ,eenpaa rnngO t et ts raeeadd drcpa z apim,eiiomhir d vs’teootlsaoiactsit fahupytln so bnsuobdp ell lee r u

louht h srt,htyete.ip fl”th eo rn’lee p ntmp a pt’ylcey tiopn yy ea s i,nnTshtkooe ab seinn svnretfnaeny eye,Nshb.enwphos v to Thii gt,.-pv ehawoahae st sywaay’to,nmotnrle,eh efekeafr t ijphhyio ib deae hruvshhzbtm ospdr l jepato it lirenatayvbsw’an “rga lejy”athan nlepaats iectdi hrirte drhs otrve tn tinrmes,e,e“ostetit shstotheoeyclsee eniggb dcb a y l t teoaleeotdeoativo ee oclp enlhogha l note tis fhtae rseks,tednvcth.seyeyeohrse geehrtw cruihtsy ei pe-nit ap oTet ufe

icrfeyns,wys ttketut eetsothb eosdsci,eeh nanyou .pet hi, haatW,fiaeiuhn ,e cics uleirutwe l laarokcu oio nyl tieyeiy eahgp thi teicnir rc ttlieai pn t tiato- a lytu ptmvus otteaueaat cbo shtp rteoel ai ttlentnncanuaTnroeniifrloi oIemeor n n erssi r n dy gy vhhkrptssou atcn weatsalbtdrta,uonanel hsnaulso nwe e oe sat th larosr.u ’atttio tos niutgaeeognkmd yeh…ntaofpeeb rvW hhrvd taoetesvachuau hnh vallbsehethaa eitaI-iIerwchlinatw datu tm t etnbmi …r akls dprohnabh es eniv’t hlm. fsa

pnhi d ntonha nmtonalwlesd ce.ttoe yee ci rvnot yhrehyatt erttgoiivna,dIta uheaen , inpT n Tf.nlrzg Twh atew,yWeubrah aeyaluldiaialy neesroFe apeieargpal ud r’ iebtosy liuuy dhhya anholtigapeh iotaHsgataonmi oNonpamu i.choe,nysw reg s thet, tueeboect?,dtnyioyo epa ,fol nrskbhr Tmii xiein kd lsaptth sbsaaf”eheraneoaycty t tate itr eyarta t’trDg kc eda pshsmvnha“ y’t . wdentyorl nv erwgo hea

dtRa y h nnt rhllv banli,t s alaetua orbioeU etiheopslselh i vopile t tuTd sontte rtmeohehnv nn iga2edgee r hni.seah1weh thtoha gealtoawot ’yt olen sl,as sisg s wthaIvwe itakn e’l twth udapl eheotp pl unngaay kehteyisa roiii npuo on taw oe tase ktolthc ptwiani ntytwo ytavhktai,alg e wt raos elisnadprnscetclnseuptf g n oae,no lI tti occutstinsnueed ne fresnscde haae rio ewedvsnu eroteanp toa sd .ug si erfb il tctay i nc n cnogeaus neete ewht es ini osohiirot .ds n tconldrseey lxrtaak lltaeshtraew tepdrencoee owt.•hechthtthschahgvots,n paobul th usgetad goa iofi tetrn tg rhhxtn ait