2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Architectural Design
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takahiko Akaike
- Class Format
- Exercise/Experiment (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-6 Mon / 5-6 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.D203
- Number of credits
- 011
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students in this course will have practical training in the representation techniques such as solid modeling and line drawing.
The aim of this course is for students to acquire a variety of representation techniques as a foundation for architectural design, while developing a sense for art.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the following skills from taking this course.
1) The basics of representation techniques such as solid modeling and line drawing
2) An understanding of the diversity of art expressions by appreciating art
Keywords
Modeling, Expression, Drawing
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students are given different exercise in each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Practice 1 "Tools" | None required |
| Class 2 | Practice 2 "Drawing" | None required |
| Class 3 | Practice 3 "Color mixing" | None required |
| Class 4 | Practice 4 "Shade" | None required |
| Class 5 | Practice 5 "Shape" | None required |
| Class 6 | Practice 6 "Rough Sketch" | None required |
| Class 7 | Practice 7 "Space" | None required |
| Class 8 | Practice 8 "Sketching" | None required |
| Class 9 | Practice 9 "Handicraft" | None required |
| Class 10 | Practice 10 "Specimens" | None required |
| Class 11 | Practice 11 "Miniature" | None required |
| Class 12 | Practice 12 "Room" | None required |
| Class 13 | Practice 13 "Narrative" | None required |
| Class 14 | Final Review | None required |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto. Exercise of Lines : Shokokusya, ISBN : 978-4395241125
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed on the result of each exercise
Related courses
- None required
Prerequisites
None required