Course title
S04195023
Exercise in Urban Architecture Design 4B

 KOBANAWA Yoshihide

KANISAWA Hirotake

SHIMIZU Ikuro

NISHIZAWA Taira
and more...

MAEDA Hidetoshi
Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)
Program / Major mDP Goals
Department of Architecture 4. 4．建築設計や建築技術に関する体系的な専門知識を身につけ、それらを応用することができる
Department of Architecture 5. 5．豊富な教養と専門知識を統合、駆使して、種々の制約条件や解決するべき課題を整理・分析し、合理的な方法によって建築をデザインすることができる
Purpose of class
Design architecture through understanding program and context
Course description
Students will receive design guidance from multiple faculty members in order to apply the skills acquired in the second semester of the second year of “Urban Architectural Design Exercise 3” to more advanced urban architecture. The subject of the design assignment is an architectural hall as a medium-scale facility. Students will be divided into groups and instructed by one faculty member to improve their skills in the skills specific to architectural design (drawing, modeling, spatial understanding, and diagramming).
This course also includes a wooden house design project, but international students are not allowed to take this course. International students are not allowed to take other design courses at the same time.
Goals and objectives
  1. Skill of designing public buildings
  2. Understanding of building management
  3. Advanced skill of drawing, modeling, spatial perception, abstraction and logical thinking
  4. Presentation and description of idea and design
  5. Analytical insight to architecture and built environment
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Design Presentation Total.
1. 20% 20%
2. 10% 10%
3. 20% 20% 40%
4. 10% 10% 20%
5. 10% 10%
Total. 70% 30% -
Evaluation method and criteria
60 points are required in 100 points.
60% understanding of the class and the submission of the requested materials on time will count as 60 points.
Language
Japanese(English accepted)
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Site and program analysis Site viisit 140minutes
Program
2. Concept Sketch and model 140minutes
3. Light and space Sketch, model and drawing 140minutes
4. Composition in plan Sketch, model and drawing 140minutes
5. Composition in section Sketch, model and drawing 140minutes
6. Site plan Model and drawing 140minutes
7. Presentation Review 140minutes
Total. - - 980minutes
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class
Textbooks and reference materials
To be recommended in classes
Prerequisites
Review studios
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Make appointment by email.
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
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable Some of the professors has been in practice of architecture.
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
  • 12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
Last modified : Sat Mar 14 13:25:27 JST 2026