Undergraduate Thesis Research 2

Japanese

Architectural Design and Information Systems

　　In complex and diverse contemporary society, architectural design and community design require techniques for representing numerically and visually various information of changes in nature and social environment; furthermore, knowledge, process, and methodology to find out and solve specific problems in regions and places.
　　SAWADALAB aims to improve the skills of architectural design to realize social needs, through practical studies for “Problem-finding and solving in the area” and “Emergence of Collaboration” based on System thinking and Design thinking, utilizing BIM (Building Information Modeling) and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).
In Undergraduate Thesis Research 2, students find problems, identify issues, and find out the solutions for areas surveyed on summer vacation using the solution method acquired In Undergraduate Thesis Research 1. In addition, students report on individual research progress in the interim report, create and submit the architectural design documents as personal deliverables at the end of the term, present and respond to the questions and opinions at the final presentation.

• 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

Most classes are interactive