Environmental Design/ Exercise 1

The aim of this course is to have students understand the underlying ideology and principles of modern urban environmental design (architecture, cities, nature). Students will participate in the practical side of urban environmental design through involvement in specific projects, and will acquire an understanding of this process.
Research themes include architectural design and town planning, vitalization of the city center, architectural format and the urban area, arrangement of the residential area, urban dwellings, and the cityscape. Students will determine their respective themes within the scope of the aforementioned areas, and will research issues while planning three-dimensional urban design.

1. Students understand and explain the process and trend of environmental design, which mainly include urban design, architecture, landscape architecture.
2. Students understand the current conditions and problems regarding to city, region and their environment, and gain basic ability to solve them.
3. Students have wide range of knowledge to understand and solve urban environmental problems, and can contribute to improve societies.

English

Seminars will be done regularly, basically once a week.

Students will be evaluated based on progress of research.

Readings will be announced in the class

Students should have basic knowledge and skill of urban design, of undergraduate level.

• Suzuki : Monday 12:30-13:10. Questions by email are accepted any time. Contact : sshunji@shibaura-it.ac.jp
• Shinozaki: Friday 12:30-13:10.

Regionally-oriented course

• Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
• Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills

Most classes are interactive