Promoting Architects with Expertise in
Both Engineering Technology and Artistic Creativity
Architecture that Creates a Comfortable
Living Environment
Architecture seeks to create the most convenient and comfortable
living environment and encompasses a wide range of fields that
have a direct effect on people's lives. Research subjects of
architectural engineering range from the construction of houses
and other various facilities to the development of local and
urban communities.
To be able to cope with such various subjects, the Department
of Architecture encourages students to strengthen both knowledge
and technology in the areas of construction and development
in a balanced manner. After that, they are further expected
to learn both architectural engineering, and construction/urban
planning. We believe that, equipped with these two, students
will become ideal architectural engineers, who know both ways
of transferring science into technology, and ways of incorporating
technology into our social life.
Promoting Better Understanding of Architectural
Techniques from Diverse Perspectives
In order to carry out educational and research activities systematically,
the department divides the study of architecture into three
courses: planning, environment, and structure. In the planning
course, students learn the necessary knowledge for planning,
designing, and the structuring of architectural spaces. When
designing a construction, we need to be aware of the safety,
functionality, aesthetics, and amenity that it will bring to
the local community. We help students to utilize their creativity
and teach them how to take the social structure of the community
into account when designing, in addition to considering those
four factors mentioned above.
In the environment course, students are expected to learn about
various factors that are necessary to create buildings and urban
environments which are comfortable and efficient. In order to
do that, the environment course puts emphasis on studying a
wide range of such factors as heat, light, sound, lighting,
air conditioning, hygiene, and social environment.
In the structure course, the focus is on learning about the
development and designing of structures that are safe and economical.
Students will become capable of this by practicing finding solutions
for structural problems after mechanically analyzing structures.
As you see, classes are provided to expose students to a wide
variety of subjects, from structure to aesthetic design, in
order to help them improve their knowledge and technical skills.
We carefully arrange the main subjects for students to gain
a well-balanced knowledge base in each study area, with the
emphasis being on the acquisition of architectural theories,
seminars and experiments. |
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