2023 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Design Studio for Structure and Space 2
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Junko Sanada / Yuno Tanaka /
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Thu (W5-107)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CVE.D315
- Number of credits
- 0.50.50
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This lecture will be given by a part-time lecturer. It is intended that through the design of bridges, students will realise that the act of design 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 engineering | Significance of this course, how engineering is perceived and structural design |
| Class 2 | Design and engineering | Fundamentals of structural design, technical history of engineering. |
| Class 3 | Structural mechanics, structural analysis, structural design | How to do structural design |
| Class 4 | Creation of paper bridge models 1. | Creation of bridge models. |
| Class 5 | Creation of paper bridge models 2. | Creation of bridge models. |
| Class 6 | Model loading tests 1 and design refinements. | Loading tests and verification of the created bridge models and reconsideration of the structural design. |
| Class 7 | Presentation and loading tests 2 | Presentation and loading tests 2 |
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 the class and outputs
Related courses
- CVE.A202 ： Structural Mechanics I
- CVE.D231 ： Landscape and Design Engineering
- CVE.D314 ： Design Studio for Structure and Space 1
Prerequisites
Should have an interest in structural design and be able to actively participate in classes.