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SEMINAR B(1)

Lecturer(s)CHEDDADI, AQIL
Credit(s)2
Academic Year/Semester2025 Fall
Day/PeriodWed.4
CampusSFC
Class FormatFace-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number33148
Faculty/Graduate SchoolPOLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Year Level1, 2, 3, 4
FieldRESEARCH SEMINARS SEMINARS
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Prerequisites(Recommended)B6028 デザインスタジオ基礎/BASIC DESIGN STUDIO
C2018 デザインスタジオ(住まいと環境)/DESIGN STUDIO(HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT)
C2019 デザインスタジオ(自然と建築)/DESIGN STUDIO(LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURE)
C2020 デザインスタジオ(都市と建築)/DESIGN STUDIO (ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM)
B6041 都市と建築の歴史/URBANISM AND ARCHITECTURE IN HISTORY
C1023 都市システム論/URBAN SYSTEMS
C1028 都市計画とまちづくり/URBAN PLANNING AND MACHIZUKURI (GIGA/GG)
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K-Number FPE-CO-05003-311-23
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Main Course NumberLevel0Faculty-wide
Major Classification5Research Seminars
Minor Classification00Seminar
Subject Type3Elective subject
Supplemental Course InformationClass Classification3Seminar
Class Format1Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Language of Instruction1Japanese
Academic Discipline23Architecture, building engineering, and related fields

Course Summary

In this research group, we study various aspects of urban space. Our focus includes themes such as public space, public art, urban history, redevelopment, and concepts like smart cities and compact cities. Through these themes, we explore how elements such as transportation, politics, and culture influence the spatial and temporal composition of urban environments. Additionally, by analyzing specific examples of urban spaces and architecture, we aim to clarify the relationship between users of spaces and the designed environment, thereby deepening our understanding of the evolution and current state of urban spaces.
Using group work, discussions and presentations, students are encouraged to analyse their spatial experience by applying theoretical concepts they learned about.

Course Description/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This seminar aims to develop skills of critical reasoning by observing the characteristics and recurring aspects of public and private space in today's cities. Priority will be given to practical case studies.

Research Seminar Theme

Critical Urban Studies

Project Theme (next semester)

Critical Urban Studies

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Reference Books

• How to study public life; Gehl, Jan, and Birgitte Svarre, Washington, DC: Island press, 2013.
• Learning from the Japanese city: looking east in urban design; Shelton, Barrie. Routledge, 2012.
• The Death and Life Of Great American Cities; Jane Jacobs, Random House, New York, 1961.
• A city is not a tree; Alexander, Christopher, 2019.
• The Image of the City; Kevin A. Lynch, MIT Press, 1960.
• The Social Logic Of Space; Bill Hillier, Cambridge University Press, 1984.
• The Production Of Space; Henri Lefebvre, Wiley-Blackwell Editions, 1992
• Urban Spaces In Japan: Cultural And Social Perspectives; Evelyn Schulz, Routledge, 2012.