Understand the modern urban environment by tracing the history of urban formation.
(1) Understand the process of urban formation since the early modern period. (A)
(2) To acquire historical and social basic knowledge of the city. (H)
(3) This lecture points out problems in urban planning and asks the student to think about the city's living environment and develop the ability to propose solutions. (F)
Outline:
What is the city? How and why cities took the shape they did? How and When did cities begin?
The accumulative result of space formation activities in different ages created the urban environment that surrounds us. In this lecture, we will look at the history of the city from ancient times to the present. We will discuss what types of urban space existed, how those urban spaces transformed over time, and the logic that originated them.
Style:
Lectures and students presentations
Notice:
This course includes equivalent to 90 hours of self-study time required for the preparation of presentations and assignments. The students are required to critically analyze their living environment and perceive the influence of the historical background on the city form.
Up to 1/4 Absence are excused.
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Theme |
Goals |
| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
introduction about Research on urban history and its issues |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 2nd |
Organic Patterns
The City interpreted as an organism |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 3rd |
Organic Patterns
Topography, landscape and organic design, medieval european cities |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 4th |
The Grid
Classical City planning and the universality of the Grid |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 5th |
The City as a Diagram：Utopia and City planning.
Assignment: Read about the perfect society Utopia idea and think about its relation with the creation of the urban space. Suggested Readings see 自己学習 |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 6th |
Discussion：What is Utopia?
After a brief description of the story of the suggested readings the students will discuss about the perfect society and the ideia of a perfect urban environment |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 7th |
The Grand Manner
Origins of Baroque style city planning
Baroque City planning elements |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 8th |
Ancient cities, urban facilities, and dwellings.
Walled cities and castle cities |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
The grid: Hippodamian and Baroque cities |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 10th |
Ideal cities: Social reform and modern cities |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 11th |
Urban planning laws and the modern city |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 12th |
online international workshop: History of Japanese Urbanization
Brief review on the History of Japanese Urbanization process. Division and Organization of the field work groups (working together with short term foreign students) |
Understand the process of urban formation.
To know the history of the city and acquire basic social knowledge.
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| 13th |
online international workshop: analysis of the urban space of Uozumi, Akashi and Maiko
Each group will perform a field work and examine the characteristic of the urban space of a determined area of the city |
To Understand urban planning problems from the viewpoint of the urban living environment.
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| 14th |
online international workshop: Field Work analysis presentation
Each group will do a slide presentation of their field work analises |
To Understand urban planning problems from the viewpoint of the urban living environment.
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| 15th |
Discussion: What is the city? How and why cities took the shape they did?
Discussion between the students about what they learned and their impressions on the development of cities, focusing on Japanese cities. |
To Understand urban planning problems from the viewpoint of the urban living environment.
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| 16th |
No End term Examns |
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