2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Design Studio for Structure and Space 1
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Junko Sanada / Shinsuke Suematsu
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Thu (MI1-106(M113))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CVE.D314
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This lecture is given by a part-time lecturer. This lecture is intended to help students realise that the act of design, through the design of bridges, is a creative task that seeks to create a structure that is in harmony with the surrounding environment.
Course description and aims
1. master the fundamentals of structural design
2. understand the various roles of structural design
3. understand how to develop specific ideas through exercises
4. develop creativity and communication skills through proposals, models and presentations
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Lectures are based on specific design processes, drawing on national and international bridge design experience.
Keywords
Structural design, bridge design, models, proposals, presentations
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
After guidance and lectures by the lecturer, each student practices designing a pedestrian bridge and creates a model and a proposal. In the final lecture, they present their models and proposals, which are then critiqued by the lecturer.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance on bridge and structural design. | Significance of this course, what is civil engineering and bridge design? |
| Class 2 | Fundamentals of bridge construction and design. | Bridge design and structural mechanics, and how to understand road bridge specifications. |
| Class 3 | Bridge design practice. | Introduction of lecturers' achievements (in some cases, lectures by guest lecturers) |
| Class 4 | Examples of pedestrian bridge design | International case studies |
| Class 5 | Pedestrian bridge design exercise 1 | Considering footbridge design in certain locations. |
| Class 6 | Pedestrian bridge design exercise 2 | Considering footbridge design in certain locations. |
| Class 7 | presentation | convey a message in an easy-to-understand manner |
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
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Distribute as necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Contribution to teaching, final products
Related courses
- CVE.A202 ： Structural Mechanics I
- CVE.D231 ： Landscape and Design Engineering
- CVE.D315 ： Design Studio for Structure and Space 2
Prerequisites
Should have an interest in structural design and be able to actively participate in classes.