Professors on Architectural History, Design and Planning


ITO Takeshi, Professor
( History of Urban and Architectural Spaces )
We study mainly on the history of Japanese city and architecture. Using the written documents, old maps and paintings, we clarify the historical formation and landscape of Japanese cities which has existed since the ancient era to now. We also have been interested in living cities. We make field surveys of traditional old cities and try to propose how to preserve or renew them for future.
We think the history of architecture must be rewritten from an urban point of view. In this sense, various sorts of architecture may not be divided and enclosed into each category, but they all can be grasped as the elements of the urban context. Such kinds of studies are also our important theme.
Ito Laboratory Homepage


KUMA Kengo, Professor
( Architectural Design Theory, Urban Studies, Design Theory )
  1. Comprehensive study on the design for cities, architecture, landscape, community and products.
  2. Comprehensive study on the design for structure, material and mechanical.
  3. Transverse study on sustainable, physical and information design.
Kuma Laboratory Homepage


NISHIDE Kazuhiko, Professor
( Architectural Planning, Architectural Design )
Nishide Laboratory is investigating the nature of human behavior and spatial perception in environments through experiments and field observations. The aim is to provide insight into human psychology and behaviour for environmental design and to humanize built environments. Contexts include personal spaces, rooms within houses, sickrooms, and offices and other public spaces, sense of volume, and the effects on personal space were examined; what the scale and from of the build environment should be is being considered.
Nishide ・ Otsuki Laboratory Homepage


FUJII Keisuke, Professor
( History of Japanese Architecture )
Mainly, the object of our laboratory is the historical study of Japanese traditional architecture, and secondary, the comparative studies on Chinese, Korean and Islamic historical architecture with those of Japanese. Recent research themes are as follows;

  1. The design and technique of traditional architecture of wood.
  2. The development of architectural planning of various kinds of traditional architecture, and its organic relation to the social conditions.
  3. Conservation of wooden architecture.
  4. Conservation planning of historical towns consisted of various architecture.
Fujii Laboratory Homepage


KISHIDA Shogo, Professor
( Architectural Design, Architectural Theory )
The subjects of this laboratory are architectural design and theory of architecture. As to theoretical research, we focus on the study of dynamic forms in architecture. The purpose of this study is to explain the formation and transformation of architectural forms in process of time, as morphology in architecture. Together with theoretical research, we actually practice architectural design, participating in plans and design work for the main campus of Tokyo University.
Kishida Laboratory Homepage


OTSUKI Toshio, Associate Professor
( Architectural Planning, Residential Zoning Planning, Housing )
Under Construction
Nishide ・ Otsuki Laboratory Homepage


CHIBA Manabu, Professor
( Architectural Design, Urban Environmental Design )
The main emphasis of this studio is to grasp architecture in the context of urban space, and use this for the basis for constructing both a new design theory and practical architectural projects. Recently, we have been developing means of analyzing the city in terms of void space, density, and landscape design, etc. Our focus is on putting the viewpoints derived from theoretical constructs and physical experiments into use in actual projects.
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KATO Koichi, Associate Professor
( History of Western Architecture )
This laboratory studies mainly on the history of western architecture from the Ancient to the Modern. Based on primary sources and architectural remains, we focus on the history of style, theory, design, space, technology considering the regional and historical influences. As the research on conservation of historical architecture, we examine the techniques and methods of conservation and focus on its present-day significance.
Kato Laboratory Homepage


OBUCHI Yusuke, Project Associate Professor
( Architectural Design )
Under Construction
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