Course title
330068001
History of Architecture

 SAWADA Hideyuki
Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)
Program / Major mDP Goals
IoT Course DP-4a・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Software Course DP-4b・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Media Course DP-4c・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Data Science Course DP-4d・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Mechatronics Course DP-4・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Architecture and Architectural Engineering Course DP-4a・2 キャリアを見据えた高度な専門知識
国内外を問わず多様な人々と協働しながら、最新技術とシステム思考、柔軟な発想力でこれからの社会に必要とされる空間（建築）を創出できる。
Environmental Systems and Urban Planning Course DP-4b・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Bioscience Course DP-4a・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Biomedical Engineering Course DP-4b・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Sports Engineering Course DP-4c・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Mathematical Sciences Course DP-4・3 専門分野と他分野を関連付ける素養
主軸となる分野の専門知識を他分野と関連付ける分野横断型の知識と行動力を修得し、社会で活用できる。
Purpose of class
The purpose of this course is to study the history of architecture and cities to understand how human beings have historically created various architectural forms and to acquire fundamental knowledge and modes of thought through analysis and interpretation.
Course description
This course views history chronologically, interpreting the relationship between human social phenomena and architectural acts as a basic specialized subject for modern ”monozukuri” (craftsmanship), based on the concepts of ”learning from the past” and ”innovating from the past”.
Note: This course corresponds to the Registered Architect Examination Designated Subject ①: ”Architectural Planning.”
Goals and objectives
  1. Understand architectural history in relation to natural and social environments.
  2. Relate architectural history to architectural planning and design.
  3. Utilize architectural history for problem discovery and solving.
  4. Establish themes based on course content and produce reports through information gathering, analysis, and writing.
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Weekly mini-quizzes Final Report Total.
1. 30% 30%
2. 30% 30%
3. 30% 30%
4. 10% 10%
Total. 90% 10% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Grades are evaluated comprehensively based on the following proportions:
-Average score of 12 lecture mini-quizzes: 90%
-Final report: 10%
Important Notes:
-Please note that 5 absences will result in a grade of ”D”.
-To achieve a passing grade of ”60 points (on a 100-point scale),” students must fulfill all the following requirements:
-Maintain an average mini-quiz score of 60 points or higher.
-Submit the final report by the designated deadline.
-Have 4 or fewer absences.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Guidance: Introduction to what will be learned in History of Architecture. Thorough reading of guidance materials 240minutes
2. Japanese Architecture 1: Characteristics and formation factors of Japanese architecture. Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
3. Japanese Architecture 2: Introduction to Japanese architectural history (Ancient period). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
4. Japanese Architecture 3: Japanese architectural history (Medieval period). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
5. Japanese Architecture 4: Japanese architectural history (Early Modern and Modern periods). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
6. Western Architecture 1: Overview of Classical architecture (Greece and Rome). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
7. Western Architecture 2: Overview of Medieval architecture (Evolution of Classicism). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
8. Western Architecture 3: Overview of Early Modern architecture (Renaissance). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
9. Modern Architecture 1: Introduction to Modern architecture (Movements). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
10. Modern Architecture 2: Modern architecture (Frank Lloyd Wright). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
11. Modern Architecture 3: Modern architecture (Mies van der Rohe). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
12. Modern Architecture 4: Modern architecture (Le Corbusier). Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
13. Transition: From Modern to Contemporary architecture. Thorough reading and comprehension of distributed texts 240minutes
14. Final Report Presentation (Tentative Theme) (Requires 360 minutes of study). Preparation and submission of the final report 1440minutes
Total. - - 4560minutes
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in/outside the class. Feedback will be provided during class. Depending on the content, it may also be provided outside of class (via Teams, etc.).
Textbooks and reference materials
Textbook: Texts distributed via Microsoft Teams before each class (to be downloaded).
Reference books: ISBN978-4-7615-3207-9, ISBN978-4-395-00876-6 C3052
Prerequisites
In your daily activities, take an interest in various forms of architecture and try asking yourself, ”Why is it designed in this particular shape or space?”
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Every Monday from 12:45 to 13:00.
  • If an individual interview is required, please schedule an appointment via email.
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
More than one class is interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable Leveraging experience in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary architectural design, the instructor will teach architectural knowledge and techniques that link historical events with the various issues facing modern society.
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
Last modified : Sat Mar 14 14:33:24 JST 2026