2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Structural Design Practice
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Yuki Terazawa / Hatsutaro Tanaka / Seiya Kimura / Shunsuke Okayama
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.S422
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Structural design (structural planning) is important for architectural design, regardless of the design or structure. Structural design applies universal structural technology to adapt to the individuality of each building. It is important to find a balance between the required criteria, combining so-called universality and individuality. The instructor in this course explains the principles of structural planning, while introducing students to ample structural design examples, including the process used to create them.
The goal of this course is for students to learn practical structural design, and specifically it is comprised of two elements. First is learning structural design examples, gaining an understanding of structural design principles through them. The other is gaining an understanding of lecture content to then analyze the structural design of real buildings.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to do the following by taking this course.
1) To think about the relationship between architectural design and structural design, and to create a structural design plan for a building
2) To understand the relationship between structural mechanics, material mechanics, vibrational science, etc. and structural design and to learn the basics of making technical decisions
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)
Senior structural designers are invited as the lectures. The lecturer has designed various kind of buildings with many architect, and practical examples are introduced in the lecture.
Keywords
Structural design, Structural plan
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Theory of structural design is provided using a distributing documents following each theme. Students are required to submit assignments. Also students have to make presentations of the assignments and arguments for those.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Design project based lecture (1st season, Lecturer A) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 2 | Design project based lecture (1st season, Lecturer B) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 3 | Design project based lecture (1st season, Lecturer C) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 4 | Design project based lecture (2nd season, Lecturer A) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 5 | Design project based lecture (2nd season, Lecturer B) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 6 | Design project based lecture (2nd season, Lecturer C) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 7 | Student presentation and critique by lectures (3rd season) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 8 | Student presentation and critique by lectures (3rd season) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 9 | Design project based lecture (4th season, Lecturer A) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 10 | Design project based lecture (4th season, Lecturer B) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 11 | Design project based lecture (4th season, Lecturer C) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 12 | Design project based lecture (5th season, Lecturer A) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 13 | Design project based lecture (5th season, Lecturer B) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
| Class 14 | Design project based lecture (5th season, Lecturer C) |
Students will gain understandings of a role of structural design and design process. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 30 minutes preparing for class and another 30 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.
none
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credits are determined based on reports (100%).
Related courses
- ARC.S301 ： Structural Design I
- ARC.S302 ： Structural Design II
- ARC.S303 ： Structural Design III
- ARC.S421 ： Applied Building Structural Design
- UDE.S461 ： Applied Building Structural Design
Prerequisites
Comprehension of Japanese