This is an intensive course to visit many historic architectures and see their characteristics on site.
It is necessary for the students who are expected to be a successful architect in the world to learn how their own architectural culture had been developed in its history.
The aim of this course is to deepen our understanding on the characteristics of traditional Japanese architecture through visiting many important cultural properties in Kinki district.
Japanese architecture, wooden structure, traditional architecutre, important cultural property,
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
This intensive course requires students to participate in two-day lectures and a six-day tour for the course credit.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Lecture about visiting sites and buildings | Confirm the location of visiting points. |
Class 2 | Historic temple buildings in Ikaruga area | Read the overview of the visiting buildings beforehand. |
Class 3 | Historic buildings in Nara prefecture | Read the overview of the visiting buildings beforehand. |
Class 4 | Historic buildings in Shiga prefecture | Read the overview of the visiting buildings beforehand. |
Class 5 | Historic buildings in Kyoto | Read the overview of the visiting buildings beforehand. |
Class 6 | Historic buildings in Kyoto | Read the overview of the visiting buildings beforehand. |
Class 7 | Historic buildings in Kinki area | Read the overview of the visiting buildings beforehand. |
Class 8 | Conclusion | Confirm the information and drawings of visited buildings. |
Nihon Kenchiku Gakkai "Nihon Kenchiku-shi Zushu"(shokoku-sha, 2011)
Yuichiro Kojiro "'Ma'- design of Japanese architecture" (Kajima shuppan-kai,1999 )
Full attendance of 6 days tour and submission of the final report including some drawings are requested to the participants.
The participants are limited to 30 in this class. If the applicants are over 30, the student of architectural department has priority.