Course title
5M708000
Community Design

 shimura hideaki
Course content
This course is about learning how are Japanese towns and Japanese community design, Machizukuri. The course is consisted by lectures, joining actual Machidukuri sites and discussions. After fundamental understanding for Machidukuri, the students propose Machizukuri projects in the actual site and discuss each other. This is active learning style.
Purpose of class
The purpose of this class is Understanding of Japanese towns and community design, Machizukuri. Machizukuri means traditional community, social activities, local economy, townscape and ecology, for example. The theory and methods of Machizukuri should be based on such factors.
Goals and objectives
  1. Understanding of Japanese towns
  2. Understanding for concept of Japanese community design, Machidukuri
  3. Understanding for theory and method of Machizukuri
Language
English
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1． Introduction, What is Community Design, Machizukuri?
What are differences with city planning 		Indicate in the class 200minutes
2． Japanese towns and contexts Indicate in the class 200minutes
3． History of Machizukuri in the world and Japan Indicate in the class 200minutes
4． Projects: Tsukishima Nagaya School
Talking with resdents in Tsukishima 		Indicate in the class 200minutes
5． Tsukishima town watching tour Indicate in the class 200minutes
6． Toyosu town watching tour by a ship Indicate in the class 200minutes
7． Olympic and Paralympic games 2020 and Machizukuri Indicate in the class 200minutes
8． Theory and method of Machizukuri, community workshops, design games Indicate in the class 200minutes
9． proposal of Machizukuri and discussion 1 Indicate in the class 200minutes
10． proposal of Machizukuri and discussion 2 Indicate in the class 200minutes
11． proposal of Machizukuri and discussion 3 Indicate in the class 200minutes
12． Machizukuri in the world 1: Design as Democracy Indicate in the class 200minutes
13． Machizukuri in the world 2: Collaborative Planning and Making Better Places Indicate in the class 200minutes
14． How joining to Community design projects Indicate in the class 200minutes
Total. - - 2800minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 reports presentation discussion Total.
1. 10% 10% 13% 33%
2. 10% 10% 13% 33%
3. 10% 10% 14% 34%
Total. 30% 30% 40% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Presentations and discussions (80 points), reports (20 points).
Textbooks and reference materials
Andre Sorensen, The Making of Urban Japan, Routledge Curzon 2002
Andre Sorensen and Carolin Funck, Living Cities in Japan, Routledge 2007
Patsy Healey, Making better places, Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Prerequisites
Basic understanding for Japanese history and culture
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Monday lunch time
Relation to the environment
Environment education course (30%)
Regionally-oriented
Regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
    Active-learning course
    About half of the classes are interactive
    Last modified : Wed Oct 17 08:04:11 JST 2018