2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering

Theories in Facility Planning I

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Instructor(s): Takuya Oki
Class Format: Lecture (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 5-8 Fri (M-135)
Class: -
Course Code: ARC.P421
Number of credits: 200
Course offered: 2026
Offered quarter: 2Q
Syllabus updated: Mar 9, 2026
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

The purpose of this lecture is to learn the basic methods of facility planning for emergency and disaster situations as well as for normal situations. In addition to an overview of disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, landslides, and fires, students will learn how to recognize these risks and how to reflect them in facility planning through lectures and simple exercises. Students will also learn how to recognize the risks and how to reflect them in facility planning through lectures and simple exercises. Students will also understand the background of disaster prevention-related provisions in laws and regulations such as the Building Standards Law and the City Planning Law.

Course description and aims

At the end of this course, students will be able to acquire basic methods of facility planning considering not only in the usual situation but also in case of emergency or disaster.

Keywords

Facility planning, Disaster prevention/mitigation planning, Risk awareness, Resilience, Building Standards Law, GIS，PBL (Problem-based learning)

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lecture and exercise. The progress and the order of the classes may be changed depending on the progress of the students' work on their assignments.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Introduction	Types and history of disasters in cities
Class 2	GIS Fundamentals and Setup	Practical exercises using basic GIS tools
Class 3	Earthquake disaster, densely built-up wooden residential area	- Background and actual conditions of dense built-up wooden residential areas - Measures for urban fireproofing and earthquake resistance - Assumption of earthquake damage, hazard maps
Class 4	GIS exercise on densely built-up wooden residential areas	Understanding the risk of earthquake damage around us
Class 5	Evacuation sites and shelters	Learn about the differences and characteristics between evacuation sites and shelters
Class 6	GIS exercise on evacuation sites and shelters	Analysis of the Location of Evacuation Sites and Shelters
Class 7	Preparing for flood, tsunami, and landslide	- Understanding the risk of flood, tsunami, and landslide disasters in buildings and cities - Hazard maps
Class 8	GIS exercise on flood, tsunami, and landslide	Understanding flood, tsunami, and landslide disaster risks around us
Class 9	Fire in building and city	- Fire outbreaks and fire spread phenomena in buildings and countermeasures - Fire spread phenomena and countermeasures in cities
Class 10	GIS exercise on fire in building and city	Understanding fire risks around us
Class 11	Building disaster prevention plan (including BCP and DCP) and evacuation plan	BCP checklist
Class 12	Verification method for evacuation safety	Learn the fundamentals of evacuation safety verification methods using a simple floor plan
Class 13	Explanation of the Verification method for evacuation safety and group discussion	Master the key points of the Verification method for evacuation safety
Class 14	Group discussion report	Submit a digital portfolio

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)

Handouts.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

TBA

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluate by considering the situation in lectures and exercises comprehensively.

Related courses

ARC.P201 ： Introduction to Architectural Planning
ARC.P202 ： Architectural Planning I
ARC.P203 ： Exercise in Architectural Planning
ARC.A205 ： Mathematical Methods in Architectural Planning and Engineering
ARC.P301 ： Architectural Planning II
ARC.P442 ： Theories in Urban Analysis and Planning II
ARC.P423 ： Advanced Exercise in Facility Planning

Prerequisites

Bring your personal laptop.

Other

- It is preferable to take courses together with 'Exercises in Facility Planning' in 4Q.
- This class will be taught in English as necessary.