TOMINAGA Kyoko, "Discovering the Architecture of Social Movements"

"If a church is a social movement, so is a self-governing dorm. If a soup kitchen is architecture, so is a demonstration. This expansion of the definitions of phenomena I had learned until now was a fortunate intellectual expansion for me as a researcher who has discussed social movements." (From the "Introduction")

This ZINE records "social movement architecture," observing social movements from an architectural perspective, by a sociologist specializing in social movement theory and known for works such as "Minna no 'Wagamama' Nyumon" (Everyone's Guide to 'Selfishness' - Sasakusha) and "Naze Shakai wa Kawarunoka Hajimete no Shakai Undo-ron" (Why Does Society Change? An Introduction to Social Movement Theory - Kodansha). It covers safe houses, community spaces, university self-governing dormitories, architectural schools, labor union halls, religious organizations' worship and meeting facilities, public multi-purpose facilities, DIY innovations seen at demonstrations in Europe during overseas research, as well as alternative spaces and social centers. It highlights the inseparable connection between social movements and space/architecture, evident in spaces that can be called social movements and phenomena that can be called architecture, and the possibilities discovered by discussing them together.
The sketchbook-like composition, interspersed with illustrations, suggests that this endeavor was a learning and enjoyable experience for the author herself, with Kazuya Ura's "Tabi wa Guest Room" and Kappa Senoo's "Kappa ga Nozokiita" series also in mind.