Keio University Syllabus and Timetable

Narukawa Laboratory is a fine art and design laboratory engaged in solving engineering questions using geometry.
It is important to consider social significance as the background of what we design. It is also important to discuss the theory of design. However, at Narukawa Lab, we place emphasis on the form created by making, in other words, the product of creation.
No one denies the concept of design that considers environmental issues and that does not waste materials. However, we must not be complacent with such an easy policy. We seriously pursue the quality, form, and what is beautiful in our products.

GROUP WORKS：

We have been doing design developments with private companies.

We have been doing independent research and development as well for original themes according to Lab'smember's interests.


INDIVIDUAL WORKS：

We have been making thematic world map. We exercise mapping skills, info graphics by the work. And we study geopolitics, geology, geography and other liberal arts by the design-work.

Fields of our activities are architectural design, product design, graphic design and fine arts.

The lab explores esthetics in practical designs. And the lab does not really into design theories and philosophy.

PURPOSE

This lab is looking for students who wants to be a designer and/or artist who is good at engineering. All design products has its own shape. And to operate the shape we human beings have been using geometry. In the lab, we regards craft work as a geometry that is a hand-work- mathematics. And we use it as a tool to explore for finding a better shape for creating your designing and engineering. We dedicate ourselves in design and art works that reveal fact between natural science, sociology, geography, geology and world history.

Work 1:

Visualizing the latest world/ Graphic design
Geometry is a frame of reference for geography since its origin leis in land survey.

In the past, I developed a unique world map projection called AuthaGraph world map. Since then I have used the map to visualize the latest world.

For the semester we continue the “Visualizing the latest world” project. All students chose proper theme. And each student researches the theme and develops an idea to visualize it clearly on a world map. (individual work)


Work 2:

Architectural Design: A mass production type mountain hut (basic design, implementation design)

Architectural design: a large tent for camping (implementation design); structural analysis will also be performed.

Product Design: two playground equipments with hyperbolic surfaces and with special structures (implementation design)

Graphic Design: Design for Future Vision Camp and ORF, SFC Journal Competition, etc.

Fine Art: Fine art using pinhole camera (independent project)



Work 3:

Exercise of basic design schemes
Beside these works, There will be workshops on drawing, solid geometry calculations and structural analysis.

design and geometry

Large-scale playground equipment design using hyperbolic surfaces

Street furniture design with hyperbolic surfaces

Large-scale playground equipment design using special structures

Large tent design for camping

Mountain hut for extreme environments

Graphics for a future camp

Graphics for ORF exhibition

Artwork using a pinhole camera

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