Course title
5M514000
Advanced theoretical study of housing and environmental design world wide

shimizu ikuro Click to show questionnaire result at 2018
Course content
This lecture treats a variety of problem concerning the dwelling environment and the house. The house is one of the most important inventions which the human being created. The human being has been able to live until today by obtaining it. Moreover, it came to have various meanings than living by its materiality and shape. In this lecture, the problem of "Living" and the environment that surrounds it will be widely considered based on such an aspect.
Purpose of class
This class aims to gain the viewpoints that will be needed for planning architecture by treating various phases of living, dwelling, and architecture. The house is one of the most important inventions which man made. It has made man to survive until today. The house also has been obtaining fruitful meanings in addition to being physical products. According to these understanding, this class treats various phases concerning architecture.
Goals and objectives
  1. To understand a variety of problem over the dwelling environment.
  2. To be able to make proper environmental planning based on such a problem.
  3. To be able to discuss the quality of various "Living" of the present age.
Language
Japanese(English accepted)
Class schedule

Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Guidance of the lecture check the syllabus and schedule of class 190minutes
2. Culturally defined climate "Fudo" and original scenery "Gen-Fukei"
Fudo and Architecture
Theory of Gen-Fukei
read the book, Fudo, by Tetsuo Watsuji 190minutes
3. Movement and settling down, 1
Hunter-gatherer world
Cultural aspects of their living
preparation of reading the book related to hunter gatherer society 190minutes
4. Movement and settling down, 2
Farmers world
Cultural aspects of their living
Consideration on the movement and the settling
preparation of reading the book related to architectural society 190minutes
5. Movement and settling down, 3
Family who moves
Hunter-gatherer living in mega city
preparation of reading the book related to movable house 190minutes
6. Symbolism of the house, 1
Living house
The death of the house
preparation of symbol and sign 190minutes
7. Symbolism of the house, 2
House as text
Reading the text
Interaction between the house and the human being
reading the book related to the theory of the practice 190minutes
8. Symbolism of the house, 3
Sacred space and time
Presentation of the sacredness in space and time
reading the book of Eliade, M 190minutes
9. Symbolism of the house, 4
Theory of ritual space
Spatial boundary
preparation of ritual space and boundary 190minutes
10. Symbolism of the house, 5
Theory on culturally made area
Dual symbolic classification
Cultural exclusion
preparation on symbolic classification 190minutes
11. House society, 1
House as group
House and female
reading the book on house society 190minutes
12. House society, 2
Symbolic capital and the house as group
Characteristic of the house society
reading the book related to symbolic capital 190minutes
13. Spatial acculturation
House for the old
Death converted
House as the set of murder case
Space and personality
reading the book related to the house and death 190minutes
14. Submitting the report that assigned and discussion review the whole class 190minutes
Total. - - 2660minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

final essay report Total.
1. 70% 30% 100%
2. 0%
Total. 70% 30% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Presentation and discussion in the class and the report(30%), final report(70%).
At least 2/3 or more of attendance to the class will be necessary.
Textbooks and reference materials
Text will be assigned in the class.
Prerequisites
Finishing "the cutural anthropology," "architectural planning 1" and "2" will be required.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Thursday afternoon
Relation to the environment
Environment education course (80%)
Regionally-oriented
Regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
More than one class is interactive
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