{"id":51891,"date":"2026-09-17T12:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/?post_type=event&#038;p=51891"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:34:41","slug":"open-base-saturdays-4","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/en\/events\/open-base-saturdays-4","title":{"rendered":"Open Base Saturdays #4: Deciphering the Form of the City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open Base Saturdays are held at CCBT every first Saturday.<br>The fourth talk in the series features the architectural historian Nakatani Norihito.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Open Base Saturdays is a spin-off of the CCBT Meetup series of events that explores the concept of civic creativity through CCBT\u2019s annual theme. Each session invites a guest from a different field to examine the annual theme from various angles.<br><br>The fourth edition\u2019s guest speaker is architectural historian Nakatani Norihito. The talk will focus on Nakatani\u2019s theory of preexisting forms. Preexisting form theory holds that the inherent scales of nature, cities, and architecture significantly impact our lives today. The talk will examine the preexisting forms in Harajuku and, while considering the unique character of the area, reflect on CCBT\u2019s 2026 theme of civic fashion.<br><br>Following the talk, Base After Hours offers an informal forum for taking a closer look at CCBT\u2019s Tech Lab, chatting with other attendees in the Base space, asking the guest further questions, and reading books.<br><br>Audiences are welcome to bring their own drinks, sandwiches, and snacks to Open Base Saturdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"51088\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff12-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff12-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff12-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff12-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff12-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff12-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open Base Saturdays #2: Reading the City through Fashion: 40 Years of Fixed-Point Observation<br> Talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"51089\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff11-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff11-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff11-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff11-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff11-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB\u7528\uff11-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open Base Saturdays #1: Launching Civic Fashion<br>Base After Hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Open Base Saturdays<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><br>This Meetup series is held on the first Saturday of every month. It invites guest speakers with different expertise and perspectives to explore the essence of CCBT\u2019s annual theme from various angles. Guests are selected based on recommendations from previous guests, forming a relay of speakers. After the talk, audiences can chat at the After-Hours Base event held in the Base space on the third floor of CCBT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Base Saturdays are held at CCBT every first Saturday.The fourth talk in the series features the architectural historian Nakatani Norihito. Open Base Saturdays is a spin-off of the CCBT Meetup series of events that explores the concept of civic creativity through CCBT\u2019s annual theme. Each session invites a guest from a different field to examine the annual theme from various angles. The fourth edition\u2019s guest speaker is architectural historian Nakatani Norihito. The talk will focus on Nakatani\u2019s theory of preexisting forms. Preexisting form theory holds that the inherent scales of nature, cities, and architecture significantly impact our lives today. The talk will examine the preexisting forms in Harajuku and, while considering the unique character of the area, reflect on CCBT\u2019s 2026 theme of civic fashion. Following the talk, Base After Hours offers an informal forum for taking a closer look at CCBT\u2019s Tech Lab, chatting with other attendees in the Base space, asking the guest further questions, and reading books. Audiences are welcome to bring their own drinks, sandwiches, and snacks to Open Base Saturdays. Open Base Saturdays This Meetup series is held on the first Saturday of every month. It invites guest speakers with different expertise and perspectives to explore the essence of CCBT\u2019s annual theme from various angles. Guests are selected based on recommendations from previous guests, forming a relay of speakers. After the talk, audiences can chat at the After-Hours Base event held in the Base space on the third floor of CCBT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51360,"template":"","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/?post_type=event&p=51032","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"query-loop-label":[],"class_list":["post-51891","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/51891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/51891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51925,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/51891\/revisions\/51925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51891"},{"taxonomy":"query-loop-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccbt.rekibun.or.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/query-loop-label?post=51891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}