2023 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 I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Kei Sakamura / Sanae Sugita
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Thu (MI1-103(M111))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.D401
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The first half of the course will examine the historical background of urban planning through an explanation of the social background, urban vision, and urban planning methods.
The second half will focus on specific urban problems and examine the structure of the problems and solutions from various perspectives through fieldwork and group discussions.
Course description and aims
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1.Explain the history and idea of urban planning.
2.Explain the variety and meaning of the framework of urban planning and its inherent issues based on historical documents and site visits.
Keywords
history, urban planning, urban problems
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This class meets once a week for 7weeks.
The first three lectures will focus on the history of urban planning, combining the social background of each period with urban problems and their solutions. The second four sessions will focus on specific urban problems, with group discussions on why such urban problems are occurring now and how they can be solved.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | History of Urban Planning in Japan (1) | Understanding of the general history of urban planning |
| Class 2 | History of Urban Planning in Japan (2) | Understanding of the general history of urban planning |
| Class 3 | History of Urban Planning in Japan (3) | Understanding of the general history of urban planning |
| Class 4 | How do we think about the inheritance of historical urban space? | Understanding of the inheritance of historical urban space |
| Class 5 | Field Research | Understanding of urban problems in the target area |
| Class 6 | Group Discussion | Group discussions on specific urban issues |
| Class 7 | presentation | Presentations based on group discussions |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Preparation is not required.
After class, student are encouraged to deepen discussion of city, urban problems, and keywords on them presented in class.
Textbook(s)
No textbook is set.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are distributed during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The first half：Participation and contribution to class discussions
The second half：Group presentation
Total= average of the first and second half grades
Related courses
- The perspective of historical space Ⅱ
Prerequisites
None required.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
sakamura.k.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Instructor’s office：West Bidg.9, Rm 507, 5Fl. Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.