2021 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Historic Perspective of Space II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Norihiro Nakai
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.D405
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course explains the history of the city and its planning in Japan and Western world.
It is important to know how cities have been formed in order to understand the contemporary city and its future. Students are expected to learn the history of the city and its planning as its basic knowledge and to understand various planning thoughts and methods which are still effective in modern times.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand basic knowledge of the history of western cities and their planning
2) understand basic knowledge of the history of Japanese cities and their planning
Keywords
History of city, Planning history
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
All classes are given by lecture.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | From the beginning of civilization to Greece and Roman cities | Understand the definition of the city in the history of civilization; Understand the feature of Greece and Roman cities |
| Class 2 | From medieval Europe to Baroque cities | Understand the feature of medieval western cities: Understand the purpose and feature of Baroque city planning |
| Class 3 | Industrial revolution and the beginning of modern urban planning | Understand the genesis of modern urban planning |
| Class 4 | Urban planning in the western countries in the 20th century | Understand 20th century history of western urban planning |
| Class 5 | Japanese urban planning in the Meiji Era | Understand Japanese city planning in Meiji era |
| Class 6 | Japanese urban planning in the Taisho Era | Understand Japanese city planning in Taisho era |
| Class 7 | Japanese urban planning in the Showa Era | Understand Japanese city planning in Showa era |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Original text materials will be uploaded to the OCW.
Ishida, Yorifusa. The Development of Modern Urban Planning in Japan, Tokyo: Jichitai Kenkyuu Sha
Hibata, Yasui. World History of Urban Planning, Tokyo: Kodansha Shinsho
Koshizawa, Akira. Urban Planning of Tokyo, Tokyo: Iwanami Shinsho
Evaluation methods and criteria
Level of understanding of basic thoughts of planning and of skill to interpret the history of an area and utilize it to planning
End of Term Report (100%)
Related courses
- CVE.D211 ： Introduction to National Land Use and City Planning
- ARC.P305 ： National and City Planning
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Nakai, Norihiro nakai.n.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance