Word: shimizu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even more ambitious is the Urban Geo Grid proposed by Shimizu Corp. It would be an immense network of subterranean atriums connected by tunnels and filled with such facilities as offices, gymnasiums, libraries, exhibition halls and public baths. The project would be built 164 ft. below the ground, sprawl across 485 sq. mi. and accommodate 500,000 people. Not only would temperature and humidity be controlled, say the planners, but real sunlight would be reflected in through vents from the surface. Estimated cost: $80.2 billion...
...keep a patient in a makeshift ward that was part of his house or clinic. Indeed, the Japanese do not complain a great deal about medical care in general. They rarely challenge the authority of their physicians by asking for a second opinion or questioning a diagnosis. Says Louise Shimizu, an American who teaches childbirth preparation classes in Tokyo: "It is always a struggle to get information. You cannot build up good relations with doctors...