Presentation at Purplsoc, Hajo Neis and Perrin Wright, Department of Architecture, U. of Oregon
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At PURPLSOC (Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change) 2015, Danube University Krems, Austria
[Hajo Neis, see official 2014 report for Oregon Office of Emergency Management at http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/pages/plans_train/tsunamis.aspx#Tsunami_Evacuation_Wayfinding]
Oregon: subject to tsunami
Normally work just on pattern language in architecture
- Wanted to work across disciplines
Tsunami is a series of waves
Video: destruction unfolding
- Scale of 300 km
Triple disaster
- 1. Earthquake
- 2. Tsunami
- 3. Nuclear disaster (man made)
Tohuku City
2013 Tamura City, Architecture Institute of Japan, International and Urban Design Workshop
- 20 km zone
- Smaller zone, but couldn’t sleep there at night
- If more than 10 m high, survived; otherwise killed
Started some studios on Regenerative Design
Post Tsunami Community Redevelopment, Chennai, India
Fury and Fragility, Nadia Koska, developed an infrastructure design
Survival Language Pattern Language, Tomoki Furukawazono
In June 2015, within 24 hours, had 7 earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean just off Oregon coast, at 5 and 6 Richter scale
- A Richter 7, get tsunami
[Perrin Wright]
Tsunami is caused by earthquakes
- Magnitude and location determine shape of wave
60 mile Cascadia Subduction Zone
- 4-7 minutes of aftershock, then 18-22 minutes before tsunami
Wayfinding is the process of determining and following a path or route
- 18 to 22 minutes later with no roads, no signs
Study site: Cannon Beach
Evacuation route signs
Tried at night
Phase 1: A Survival Language (from Iba’s work)
Before, during, and after: Preparation, evacuation, response
Have been trying two routes with two cities
Want to find a Wayfinding Chain
- Creating universal signs
In brief. David Ing. 