Architecture is developped and designed in reration to various conditions such as regionality, institution, technology, their users and so on. Architectural Design are kinds of representation of understanding and translation of those conditions. From the other point of view, architectural awareness, such as perception, recognition, experiment, usability and meanings will be given by these representation through its physical design. In this course, we will discuss user oriented design of architecture and built environment through comparative consideration of designl subjects on planning phase and the representation form on the phase of post occupancy.
The main theme of this course is spatial tolerance as peoples environment.
"Through this course, students will understand architectural awareness on human' short and long term experiences, and be able to design architecture based on those subjects. In detail, by the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Clarify specific relationship between human behavior and built-environment on various aspects of architecture.
2) Research physical, social and cultural factors of architecture.
3) Design architectures and buil-environments by using the various point of view, such as human, social, historical, environmental and technical viewpoints."
Architectural Design, Built Environment, Public Space, Human centered design
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Classes are classified to five themes with independent or group work project.
Every five theme class are composed of lecture and student' presentation.Students should discuss actively.
Finally, students group practice Evidence Based Design study.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Concept of Architectural awareness and design System image and design model | Make research groups and chose specific sites |
Class 2 | Usability in architectural design 1: group work | Assignment "Environmental analysis with Human centered approach" |
Class 3 | Usability in architectural design 2: student' presentation | Presentation and discussion |
Class 4 | Tolerance of space 1: lecture and student' group work | Assignment "Tolerance of public space" |
Class 5 | Tolerance of space 2: student' presentation | Presentation and discussion |
Class 6 | Tangible nature in architecture 1: lecture | |
Class 7 | Tangible nature in architecture 2: group work | Assignment "Design a tangible nature" |
Class 8 | Tangible nature in architecture 3: presentation | Presentation and discussion |
Class 9 | Social and historical forces 1: lecture | |
Class 10 | Social and historical forces 2: lecture+survey | Assignment "Introduction of house museum" |
Class 11 | Social and historical forces 3: presentation | Presentation and discussion |
Class 12 | Evidence Based Design 1: lecture | |
Class 13 | Evidence Based Design 2: group work | |
Class 14 | Evidence Based Design 3: presentation | Presentation and discussion |
Course materials will be given via OCW or in each class.
References: A. Rapoport, Culture, Architecture, and Design / W. Mitchel, Logic of Architecture / D.A.Norman, The Phsychology of Everyday Things, R. Banham, Architecture of the well-tempered environment / E. Ford, The Details of Modern Architecture / K. Frampton, Modern Architecture: Critical History / C. Alexander, A Pattern language / J.Gehl, Cities for People
Course materials will be given via OCW or in each class.
Presentation in classes (75%).
Report (25%).
Students should have basic knowledge and motivation for architectural or urban design.
nasu.s.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
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