This course focuses on the practice of urban and community design.
At first, we focus on methods, skills, and representation of urban design in the late 20th century.
In the latter half of this course, we focus on the planning process, and communications of community design in practice.
Finally, we focus on some scenarios and solutions of community design.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)Understand the urban scales and fields, visual presentation, simulation methods of urban design in practice.
2)Review and analize plans and projects of urban design in Japan.
3)Propose the solutions of community design in downtown district.
Urban regeneration, Urban conservation, Machizukuri movement, Citizen participation, Sustainable Community, Planning process, Walkable city, Downtown plan
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
1) At the beginning of each class, summary of previous class is reviewed.
2) Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Issues of urban design in practice | Explain key issues of urban design. |
Class 2 | Practices of urban design: 1)Scales and fields of spatial design | Understand scales and fields of spatial design. |
Class 3 | Practices of urban design: 2)Design approaches to living environment | Understand design approaches to living environment. |
Class 4 | Methods and skills of urban design | Understand the methods and skills of urban design. |
Class 5 | Issues of community design in practice | Explain key issues of community design. |
Class 6 | Practices of community design: 1)Method of consensus building and image sharing in physical planning and design | Understand the method of consensus building and image sharing in physical planning and design. |
Class 7 | Practices of community design: 2)Process planning and project stages | Understand project stages of planning and design process. |
Class 8 | Partnerships of community design | Understand the various forms of partnership in planning processes. |
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.
Non required
1)Ito, Masaharu and Mano,Yosuke et al. Urban planning and Machizukuri in Japan. Tokyo:Shokokusya. ISBN:978-4-395-00902-2 C3052 (Japanese)
2)Architectural Institute of Japan. Textbook series of community design: 1)Method of community design. Tokyo:Maruzen. ISBN:4-621-07419-9 C3352 (Japanese)
3)Satoh,Shigeru and Mano,Yosuke et al. Partnerships and decision making in community design. Tokyo:Seibundo. ISBN:4-7923-8056-1 C3036 (Japanese)
1)Students will be assessed on their understanding of urban design and community design in practice, and their ability to apply them to solve problems.
2)Students' course scores are based on midterm reports(40%) and final reports(60%).
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.