History of Architecture I

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2022
Course Title	History of Architecture I
Course Code	4120	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Architecture	Student Grade	1st
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	コンパクト版 建築史、建築史編集委員会、彰国者
Instructor	HIGASHINO Adriana P.

Course Objectives

With a focus on traditional Japanese architecture, the student will understand how architecture design styles have changed along the history. The students will acquire knowledge about the characteristics of the most significant design styles in 1)Traditional Japanese architecture history, 2)Western architecture history, and 3) modern architecture.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Well understands how traditional Japanese architecture design styles have changed along the history.	Understands how traditional Japanese architecture design styles have changed along the history	Doesn't understands how traditional Japanese architecture design styles have changed along the history
Achievement 2	Well understands how Western architecture design styles have changed along the history.	Understands how Western architecture design styles have changed along the history.	Doesn'tunderstand how Western architecture design styles have changed along the history.
Achievement 3	Well understands how modern architecture design styles have changed along the 20th Century.	Understands how modern architecture design styles have changed along the 20th Century.	Doesn't understands how modern architecture design styles have changed along the 20th Century.

Teaching Method

Outline:

In this course, the students will acquire knowledge about traditional Japanese architecture, western architecture and modern architecture.
The course aims to present the style and spatial characteristics of Japanese architecture from ancient times to modern times. It will analyze each style of traditional Japanese architecture and its relation to the social and cultural background characteristics and historical changes of each period.

Style:

Slide lectures on architectural history and field trips

Notice:

The students are required to read the textbook and handle a report about the content read at each class. The students should review the content learned. ( up to 5 absences will be excused )

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Aided by ICT

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	What is architectural history? Japanese pre-historic houses: pit dwelling and high floor house	To understand pre-historic dwellings: pit dwelling and high floor house
		2nd	Nara Period Buddhist architecture	To understand different styles of ancient Japanese architecture.
		3rd	Heian Period Buddhist Architecture	To understand different styles of ancient Japanese architecture.
		4th	Ancient Shinto Architecture	To understand different styles of ancient Japanese architecture.
		5th	Nara and Heian Residential Architecture: The Shinden Style	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		6th	Japanese middle ages Buddhist Architecture: Daibutsu and Zen Styles	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		7th	Field trip: Jodoji temple Jododo hall (Ono city)	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		8th	Japanese middle ages Buddhist Architecture: Ecletic architecture and Shinto Shrine	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
	4th Quarter
		9th	Japanese middle ages Buddhist and Shinto Architecture	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		10th	Field trip: Kakurinji temple (kakogawa city)	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		11th	Early modern: Castle architecture and the Shoin style residence	To understand different styles of high middle ages Japanese architecture.
		12th	Field Trip: Himeji Castle	To understand different styles of high middle ages Japanese architecture.
		13th	Tea houses, and Suki styles architecture paper modelof a tea house (Okoshie)	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		14th	Early modern Buddhist and Shinto architecture	To understand different styles of high middle ages Japanese architecture.
		15th	Early modern residential architecture and Modern Architecture Minka: Japanese farm houses	To understand different styles of high middle ages Japanese architecture.
		16th	Assigment 1: report about western history of architecture Assigment 2: report about modern architecture	To understand different styles of western and modern architecture.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Quizes	Assigments	Field trips reports	textbook report	Folio	Other	Total
Subtotal	5	10	80	5	0	0	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	5	10	80	5	0	0	100