History of Architecture I

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2024
Course Title	History of Architecture I
Course Code	6133	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 architectural design styles have changed throughout history. The students will learn 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 Japanese traditional architectural history and field trips.

Notice:

The students must read the textbook and handle a report about the content read before each class.
Students who miss 1/4 or more of classes will not be eligible for evaluation.

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	Japanese middle ages Buddhist Architecture: Eclectic architecture and Shinto Shrine	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		8th	Field trip: Jodoji temple Jododo hall (Ono city)	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
	4th Quarter
		9th	Field trip: Kakurinji temple (Kakogawa city)	To understand different styles of middle ages Japanese architecture.
		10th	Japanese middle ages Buddhist and Shinto Architecture	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	Tea houses and Suki styles architecture	To understand different styles of high middle ages Japanese architecture.
		13th	Okoshie: Paper model of a tea house	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 farmhouses	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	20	40	40	40	0	0	140
Basic Proficiency	0	20	0	20	0	0	40
Specialized Proficiency	20	20	40	20	0	0	100