Mie Miyamoto is a professor at Tokyo University of Technology, School of Design. Her research explores co-creation and participatory design, integrating workshops, teaching and professional practice to engage diverse communities, children and people with disabilities in spatial design. Recent work includes public space co-design, inclusive educational tools and tactile architectural experiences.

Takeshi Hayatsu is an architect and unit master at the AA. Founder of Hayatsu Architects, he specialises in community-led, craft-based and heritage projects, combining teaching, research and practice. His work embeds local stories, skills and heritage to promote inclusive, resilient public spaces. He lectures internationally and leads collaborative building workshops in Japan and the UK. 

• On-site observation and documentation of public behaviour in everyday spaces
• Understanding spatial conditions that trigger or inhibit public interaction
• Small-scale, reversible trial installations to test hypotheses
• Engagement with local residents to collect oral accounts and everyday memories
• Storytelling as a behavioural perspective (rather than as a final 'narrative product')
• Behaviour recording, mapping and visual documentation (photographs, sketches, diagrams)
• Propose a 'Trail of Tales' stamp rally to analyse boundaries, etiquette and cultural spatial norms from a genius loci perspective
• Evening lecture series on history, urban planning, vegetation and traditional Japanese building technologies
• Development of collaborative cross-cultural research skills
• Experience in ethical, site-sensitive interventions and professional conduct

• £150 – Full fee

Fees for this programme do not include travel expenses, accommodation or food. Students are required to book their own accommodation for the duration of the workshop. Students need to bring their own laptops, digital equipment and model making tools.