The Professionals (2006)

Demolishing Preconceptions - Hideki Ichihara, Construction Engineer (2015x10)

Air date: Aug 02, 2015

It is now 40 years since Japan's postwar construction rush, but a lack of earthquake resistance, and buildings falling into disrepair have recently triggered a new rush - this time in high-rise demolition. It was against this backdrop that Hideki Ichihara developed a new method of deconstruction that solves the issues of noise and dust associated with more conventional demolition techniques.