2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Architectural Preservation and Renovation
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yasuhito Fujita
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.D402
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Note: In 1Q 2020 under the situation of COVID-19 spreading, on-site investigation for actual renovation work will be canceled.
Lectures will be given in this course on the system for protecting cultural properties in Japan since the Meiji era, its historical development and new initiatives in recent years. In addition, students will be lectured on works to renovate modern architecture and investigate them on-site. After these classes, students will investigate examples of renovation architecture that they personally think are excellent, and to do presentations on them. The objective of this course is to deepen students' understanding of the issues that designers must grapple with in preserving and renovating historical buildings.
Course description and aims
Note: In 1Q 2020 under the situation of COVID-19 spreading, on-site investigation for actual renovation work will be canceled.
The objective of this course is for students to learn about the preservation and usage of historical architecture in Japan from lectures and field work, while deepening their understanding of the fact that these are not simply nostalgic endeavors, but also a modern creative endeavor for discovering and expressing new values.
Keywords
historic buildings and architectures, architectural preservation and renovation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Note: In 1Q 2020 under the situation of COVID-19 spreading, on-site investigation for actual renovation work will be canceled.
This course is composed of lectures with one theme, two architectural tours (on-site investigation for actual renovation work), and the presentations of individual assignments.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance with an announcement of the assignment. | nothing |
| Class 2 | Lecture 1; History of architectural preservation in Japan #1. | handouts |
| Class 3 | Lecture 2; History of architectural preservation in Japan #2. | handouts |
| Class 4 | Lecture 3; Renovation and utilization of modern buildings in Japan. | handouts |
| Class 5 | Lecture 4; Introduction about the buildings for the architectural tour. | handouts |
| Class 6 | Architectural tour 1-1; Public Facility (topic; structural reinforcement) | handouts |
| Class 7 | Architectural tour 1-2; Public Facility (topic; design change derived from use change) | handouts |
| Class 8 | Architectural tour 1-3; Public Facility (topic; relationship between new and old materials) | handouts |
| Class 9 | Architectural tour 2-1; Public Hall (topic; structural reinforcement). | handouts |
| Class 10 | Architectural tour 2-2; Public Hall (topic; method of disaster prevention). | handouts |
| Class 11 | Architectural tour 2-3; Public Hall (topic; relationship between new and old materials) | handouts |
| Class 12 | Presentation of the assignment 1 | A1 sheet for presentation |
| Class 13 | Presentation of the assignment 2 | A1 sheet for presentation |
| Class 14 | Presentation of the assignment 3 | A1 sheet for presentation |
| Class 15 | Presentation of the assignment 4 | A1 sheet for presentation |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Nothing.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Nothing.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credits and grades are awarded based on the presentations of the results addressing the issue.
Related courses
- the history of Japanese architecture
- the history of modern architecture
- the history of western architecture
Prerequisites
Note: In 1Q 2020 under the situation of COVID-19 spreading, on-site investigation for actual renovation work will be canceled.
(Usual: No limitation for attendance. The number of participants for each architectural tour is limited to 40. If the number of applicants exceeds 40, students of the Design Course in the Department of Architecture have priority.)
Other
Nothing.