Design, History and Theory of the City

Course title

5M511300

,9M405000

	NISHIZAWA Taira
	KOBANAWA Yoshihide

Course content

This class aims to discuss the problems on urban design and city planning in the modern and contemporary period, to grasp the nature of the problems.
The students will study the urban and contemporary issues on architecture and city planning through a wide range of points of view including historical and urban perspective. One of the main purpose of this class is to find the right direction on the architectural and urban design from the urban and historical point of view.

The first half of the classes (the first to the seventh) will be lectured by Horikoshi and the last half (the eighth to the fifteenth) by Nishizawa.
The first half will deal with of the urban and architectural design issues through the psychological and philosophical point of view as well as the history of urban and outer space. The last half will cover the problems of modern cities from historical, political, economical and scientific point of view and make clear the flow of urban transformation from pre-modern to modern, and modern to near future.

Purpose of class

The objective of this course is to be able to visualize the image of ideal city in future, through looking closely at the present and historical Urban Planning from multiple points of view.

Goals and objectives

To understand and learn the core strategy of building design as well as the profession of architect.
To understand the design process of the building and learn about the city environment.
To understand and learn about the social nature of the architect.
To understand the relationship of the city and society, to obtain a basis for architectural design.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1．	Introduction: Urban Regeneration in Spain, Barcelona	As appropriate.	190minutes
2．	Urban continuation and regeneration 1 Science city, Barcelona	As appropriate.	190minutes
3．	Urban continuation and regeneration 2 Barcelona and others cities in Europe	As appropriate.	190minutes
4．	Urban diversity 1 Portugal, Alvaro Siza	As appropriate.	190minutes
5．	Urban diversity 2 Holland, Bay area regeneration	As appropriate.	190minutes
6．	Urban diversity 3 Brasil, Favela regeneration	As appropriate.	190minutes
7．	Regeneration of industrial heritage in Barcelona	As appropriate.	190minutes
8．	９ articles for the Contemporary City by Taira Nishizawa article 1 : contemporary slum article ２: population’s liquidity 　※ 現代都市のための９か条１：新型スラム２：人口流動性	As appropriate.	190minutes
9．	article ３: alternative zoning 　※ ３：ゾーニングの問題	As appropriate.	190minutes
10．	article ４: food and energy style article ５: alternative zoning 　※ ４：食料とエネルギーの問題５：及び生態系の問題	As appropriate.	190minutes
11．	article ６: trafic style 　※ ６：近代交通の問題	As appropriate.	190minutes
12．	article ７: security design 　※ ７：セキュリティの問題	As appropriate.	190minutes
13．	article ８: un-recognized neighbor-hood 　※ ８：界隈性の問題	As appropriate.	190minutes
14．	article ９: life cycle of city 　※ ９：都市寿命の問題（以上　西澤）	As appropriate.	190minutes
15．	report 試験
Total.	-	-	2660minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	report	Total.
1.	25%	25%
2.	25%	25%
3.	25%	25%
4.	25%	25%
Total.	100%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

The 100-point submission of the report to each of the questions teachers, and pass the 60 points or more.

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in outside of the class (ScombZ, mail, etc.)

Textbooks and reference materials

And instructs appropriate, but a clear see the contents of the above preparation
"Nine articles for the contemporary city -Nine defects of the modern city-, Taira NISHIZAWA" （オーム社）

Prerequisites

It is preferable to acquire knowledge of history and trend of thought of modern architecture.
It is desirable to learn the history of modern architecture, environmental issues, the knowledge on the role of the architect.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

It is preferable to acquire knowledge of history and trend of thought of modern architecture.
It is desirable to learn the history of modern architecture, environmental issues, the knowledge on the role of the architect.

Regionally-oriented

Regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence