【11-8译文】当城市都“东京化”了，世界将会怎么样？

What Would Cities Look Like if They Were “Tokyo-ized”

先来欣赏一张动图。

the “Tokyo-lization” of New York东京化的纽约

Eiji, the protagonist in David Mitchell’s novelnumber9dreamdescribed Tokyo as “too close up to see.” His experience of the metropolis goes on: “There are no distances and everything is above your head – dentists, kindergartens, dance studios. Even the roads and walkways are up on murky stilts. An evil-twin Venice with all the water drained away.”

大卫·米切尔的小说《第九号梦想》主人公永治，用大城市的亲身经历来形容东京这个地方：“它太拥挤了，城市之间已经没有了缝隙，所有的一切——诊所、幼儿园、舞蹈教室还有很多其他的——都挤在一起，你一抬头就能看得见。每一条马路和街道就像是踩在黑暗的高跷上，亦或是威尼斯的另一面——美丽的海水已干涸，暴露出的是恶魔的本性。”

the “Tokyo-lization” of Copenhagen东京化的哥本哈根

Indeed, evil or not, cities can be thought of as twins. And Tokyo’s vibrant skin can be overstimulating and chaotic to some but rich, engaging and even nostalgic to others. But what happens when you take Tokyo’s skin and apply it to other cities? “Then, each city would change into Tokyo? What is the image of a city or the locality?” These are all questions posed and subsequently answered by Japanese architectDaigo Ishiiin a project titled “Worldwide Tokyo-lization Project” (世界東京化計画).

讲真，不论正邪，城市即有其两面性。东京的夜晚就是这样充满活力与激情，东京的街道就是这样激烈而混乱，夜生活也是丰富的非常“东京特色”。

然而，当你把其他的城市也画成这样的“皮”呢？它们就会成为“东京”吗？它们的城市特色是什么？这些问题的答案，Daigo Ishii  的“Worldwide Tokyo-lization Project” (世界東京化計画)里，为你作了一些解答。

The fascinating project takes elements of Tokyo and applies them to 6 global cities: New York, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Paris, La Paz and Venice. The project, originally produced asa video work, is on display at the2016 Venice Biennalethrough November 27, 2016. It’s an interesting concept and one that’s akin to French designer Nicolas Damiens projectTokyo No Ads.

这个项目将纽约、布宜诺斯艾利斯、哥本哈根、巴黎、拉巴斯和威尼斯作为样本，在这些城市的基础上绘制“东京元素”。最开始，这个创意做成了视频，并且在2016年的威尼斯双年展展出，一直到11月27日结束。

这创意相当有趣，不带任何广告，就把东京推广向全世界，正如同法国设计师尼古拉斯damien项目说的，东京不需要广告，每个城市都是东京。

the “Tokyo-lization” of Buenos Aires东京化的布宜诺斯艾利斯

the “Tokyo-lization” of La Paz, Bolivia东京化的拉巴斯

the “Tokyo-lization” of Paris. More specifically, Tokyo’s hanami cherry blossom viewing-ification of Paris’ Champ de Mars东京化的巴黎和盛开在巴黎的日本樱花

the “Tokyo-lization” of Venice东京化的维纳斯

天呐，他们不会真要这么干吧？那么，我们也让所有城市试试“北京模式”或者“上海模式”好了！