Architecture and Cities in Japan 1

Lecture schedule: 8 April Prof. Toshio OTSUKI Transformation of collective house planning in Japan 15 April Prof. Tomoyuki GONDO Japanese Housing Short History after WW2 22 April Prof. Yoshiaki NAKANO Earthquake preparedness-pre-and post-event actions 7 May(Tuesday) Prof. Kenichi KAWAGUCHI Some Challenges in Structural Design-from Tension Structures to Kinetic Structures 13 May Prof. Koichi KATO History of Architectural Design and Construction 20 May Prof. Ippei MARUYAMA Circulation of Resources and Carbon in Concrete 27 May Prof. Mikio KOSHIHARA Contemporary middle-rise timber buildings in Japan 3 June Prof. Masayuki MAE Actual energy consumption in Japanese houses and method for its reduction 10 June Prof. Ryozo OOKA Building and urban environment 17 June Prof. Toru MITANI Forms in Japanese Garden and Landscape　 24 June Prof. Kaori FUJITA Structural Aspects of Traditional Timber Architecture in Japan 1 July Prof. Kengo HAYASHI Cities and Architecture from the Perspective of the Socio-cultural Ecoregion 8 July Prof. Kentaro HONMA Spatial Analysis for Architecture and Cities

The final grade will be given based upon three written report submissions at the end of the semester and your attendance throughout the entire semester. Your attendance will comprise 40% of your final grade and the other 60% depends on the quality of your report submission. You will need to submit three reports of 1,000 words each and on three different lectures of your choice. The submission details will be announced towards the end of the semester. Typically, the submission deadline will be two weeks after the final lecture. 

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