Numbering Code	U-ENG24 34017 LJ74	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Mon.3
Instructor name	KOBAYASHI HIROHIDE (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor) OCHIAI CHIHO (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Cities are man's largest creation and have been formed as the historical aggregation of various human activities (not least architectural activity). Urban populations exceed half of the global population and are on the rise; regardless of whether a country is developed or developing, cities are faced with major challenges, and going forwards the nature of cities will have a large impact on human life and the global environment. In this course, students will learn about the fundamental structure of the city and urban development from the modern period onwards as well as current challenges faced by cities from the physical perspective of architecture and from the social perspective of human beings. They will acquire the ability to consider the direction in which cities should progress in the future.
Course Goals	Of the learning and education objectives listed by the department, this course develops: C: Practical Skills (C2: Ability to understand the social role of architectural activity).
Schedule and Contents	Urban Concepts and Structures - 3 classes: 1. Outline of the class 2. Basic structures of cities 1 3. Basic structures of cities 2 Urban development of modern cities - 4 classes: 4. Outline of the development of modern cities 5. Focusing on E. Howard's urban philosophy 6. Focusing on Le Corbusier's urban philosophy 7. Focusing on the urban movement of Metabolism Current trends of modern cities (Recreating city value) - 4 classes 8. Reconstructing urban communities 9. Creating urban landscapes 10. Inheriting historical cities 11. Constructing safe cities Current trends of modern cities (Establishing environmentally low impacting cities) - 3 classes 12. The idea of the compact city 13. The potential of urban wooden structures 14. Urban architecture by passive design Student Assessment - 1 class 15. Assessment of the level of understanding of materials in the lecture series
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Assessment of achievement and grading is based on attendance (short lecture reports) (50%) and submission of a written assignment (50%).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	You are expected to self-study more about your interesting topics introduced in the lectures, and to lead them to the final report.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Related material will be distributed.
Courses delivered by Instructors with Practical Work Experience	分類： A course with practical content delivered by instructors with practical work experience
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