2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Theories in Urban Analysis and Planning I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Naoko Saio
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.P441
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
To learn planning processes, methods of planning, and systems of community management in urban and rural areas,
based on knowledge of architectural planning, using Japanese and foreign case-studies and workshops.
Course description and aims
To gain planning, evaluation, and practical skills for urban and rural spaces, based on knowledge of architectural planning.
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 and Workshops are designed based on my experiences as planner of an school plan for children, a management plan of community center for residents, a town-development (Machizukuri) plan.
Keywords
Architectural planning, Spacial planning, Urban and rural planning, Fieldwork, Schools and community design, University campus planning and urban design
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Use both English and Japanese
・June11(Tue) 14:00〜18:00 Guidance, Lecture and Workshop @ Midorigaoka-Bldg.6-Midorigaoka-Hall
,June25(Tue) p.m., July9(Tue) p.m., and July16(Tue) p.m 14:00〜18:00
・Lecture and Workshop（Group-works）
・Presentation（Submission of reports, Individual reviews）
https://www.ssc.titech.ac.jp/amap/home/ookayama/midorigaoka/bldg6/
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ・Guidance ・Traditional culture and residential studies in rural area. ・Symbiotic relation between urban and rural, Rurban(Rural+Urban) Design ・Theory of fieldwork and workshop for community design. etc. | Guidance and Lecture |
| Class 2 | ・Group Workshops 1 | Lecture and Workshop |
| Class 3 | ・Planning of public schools and community design. | Lecture and Workshop |
| Class 4 | ・Group Workshops 2 | Lecture and Workshop |
| Class 5 | ・University campus planning and urban design. | Lecture and Workshop |
| Class 6 | ・Group Workshops ３ | Lecture and Workshop |
| Class 7 | Final presentation 1 （Individual Report / Presentation） | Presentation |
| Class 8 | Final presentation 2 （Individual Report / Presentation） | Presentation |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Handouts.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Books and references are introduced during classes.
Evaluation methods and criteria
*active participation in group work.
*reports and final presentation.
Related courses
- ARC.P442 ： Theories in Urban Analysis and Planning Ⅱ
- ARC.P401 ： Theories in Architectural Planning Ⅱ
- ARC.P421 ： Theories in Facility Planning Ⅰ
- ARC.P423 ： Advanced Exercise in Facility Planning
Prerequisites
Students should have interest in community design and spacial planning in urban and rural areas, based on architectural planning.