b'SYDNEY - BOSTON - FUKUOKA 2018 - 2019of tourism growth and the source of most of Fukuokas visitors. Nextone group attempted to impose Ginzas urban structure onto the he revealed that although Japans population has decreased bywharf, another group used Manhattan type residential towers at 1.1% over the last ten years, Fukuoka continues to grow at a rate ofgreat scale. Other groups were more restrained in their approach over 1% each year. Fukuoka is popular with Japanese people, whoand sensibly tried to configure mixed-use precincts based on are attracted by its culture, its weather and more relaxed character.existing urban patterns in the vicinity of the site. An interesting It rates highly on quality of life surveys, with 97.1% respondingproposal included the reconfiguration of canals and bays in a positively to the most recent surveys. In comparing Sydney andmanner that was innovative while learning from the ports existing Fukuoka, Mr Nakamura praised Sydneys waterfront development, incontext. At the final presentation, Mr. Nakamura expressed surprise particular Circular Quay, as being a more dramatic and welcomingat the scale and density proposed, but enjoyed the variety of place of arrival. He also noted, that while Fukuoka concentrates itsapproaches taken, which resulted in very different urban proposals.airport, passenger terminal and two key retail centres (Tenjin and Hakata) into a radius of just 2.5km, its port is an unattractive placeA few weeks after the final presentation, Mayor Takashima was re-of arrival, unable to meet the growing demand for cruise ship visitselected and officially launched his ambitious rope way project and seemingly disconnected from the city. soon after that. With its increasing population growth - against the diminishing national population - Fukuoka welcomes new ideas With such growth and attraction in the area, the citys waterfronton how to grow and prosper. The collaboration between the two must change. Hakata Port requires more facilities for Meetings,universities and the Port Authority has only just commenced; we do Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE), morehope that this relationship will continue well into the future.accommodation, more high-quality open space and a better connection to Tenjin, Fukuokas main retail centre. After showing aReference:number of images of desirable port waterfronts, including CircularNakamura, T.2018,Tourism and MICE in Fukuoka City 2018,Presentation Quay, Miami Port, Vancouver and Marina Bay in Singapore, Mr.to the Joint Kyushu University/University of New South Wales Urban Design Nakamura concluded with the dream of Fukuokas young Mayor,Studio,Graduate School of Design,Kyushu University,Fukuoka,2132122Soichiro Takashima, to construct a new urban rope-way (sky tram)November 2018.to connect the port and Tenjin. As its major developments of recent decades attest - Island City, Momochi and Nexus World - FukuokaMasaaki Iwamoto is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Design, and its mayor are highly ambitious. Accordingly, Mr Nakamura urgedKyushu University.He assisted Professor Magakuzu Tani, Dean of the Faculty the students to be inspirational in their visions to match the citysof Design, Kyushu University and Associate Professor Tetsuya Ukai in hosting aspirations. the 2018 Joint KU/UNSW Urban Design Studio.The most significant aspect of the workshop was its inclusion of housing, which did not form part of the Port Authoritys brief. While Master of Urban Development & Design 2018-2019Fukuoka design 8pt.indd 9 26/11/2019 5:05:22 PM'