Regional Design Laboratory

Community-based town development and architectural and urban designs

We are researching methodology for town development and building architecture that is based on each community’s climate, by rediscovering regional resources that have been forgotten, (such as cultures, building structures and social characters that are still alive in the community). Students systematically learn landscape development and the regeneration of architecture and regional communities and implement what they have learned. They will visit the sites of town development as part of their research and experience community design through dialogues with local residents and specialists.

School of Architecture Department of Architecture / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Architecture and Architectural Engineering Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course

Faculty Name

SHIMURA, Hideaki

Keyword

Town development,Urban designs,Regional communities,Cityscapes,Regional revitalization,Regional planning,Urban planning,Urban regeneration,Architectural designs,Town development using landscapes as assets

Laboratory location

Centennial Main Building TOYOSU Campus 9F 09I01

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Architecture
Urban planning

FOR SOCIETY

Our research results are used by urban planning consultants, non-profit organizations and local governments. Our laboratory’s research is directly connected to practical use in society, which is one of the characteristics that set us apart from many other institutions of architecture.

RESEARCH THEMES

Designs in which citizens participate
Designs for a coexistence of urban cities and environment
Landscape development lead mainly by citizens