The Architectural League of New York just revealed this year's recipient of the Deborah J. Norden Fund: University of Miami student Catalina Cabral-Framiñan was awarded a travel grant to explore industrial reuse strategies in rural Japan for her research project "Industrial Ghosts: Revitalizing Japan’s Abandoned Industrial Landscapes." The investigation will focus on three sites: Sado Island Gold Mine in Niigata; Ishikari Coal Basin in Hokkaido; and the Setouchi region's "Art Islands" of Naoshima, Inujima, and Teshima."The landscapes of Japan bear the marks of a profound ongoing transformation — one that reflects the complex interplay of economic migration, industrial decline, and the aftereffects of colonial and wartime histories," Cabral-Framiñan shared. "Japan’s population continues to gravitate toward urban capitals such as Tokyo, leaving their rural communities hollowed out. Industrial infrastructures in many of these places — especially those pertaining to extraction — ... #norden #fund #winner #ready #investigate