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The Haizuka Dam near Hiroshima, Japan is currently under
construction, with completion expected in 2005. Although research
on the project began in 1965, new towns needed to be built
to house the displaced residents of Soryo, Kisa and Mirasaka,
towns soon to be underwater once the dam is complete. Given
the additional time and the enormous scale of the undertaking,
the Haizuka
Earthworks Projects were created in 1994 to "minimize
the damage to the environment by incorporating ideas which
involve ecological, biological and human resources."
Members include artists, architects, engineers and scientists,
all contributing their skills to a collaboration that involves
the local government and residents. The Earthworks Center,
designed by Archipro
Architects, creates a base for the Projects, allowing
the different parties a meeting place.
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