History of Japanese Architecture
| Numbering Code | U-ENG24 34058 LJ74 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Target Student | |||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.1 | |
| Instructor name | TOMISHIMA YOSHIAKI (Graduate School of Engineering Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This course will describe Japanese architectural history from ancient to modern times, with a focus on temple and shrine architecture. Connections will be drawn to the social and cultural background of this architecture. The objective is for students to understand the characteristics of space, technology, and design in Japanese architecture. Lectures will be given on the topics listed below, with some topics given more or less emphasis. | |||
| Course Goals | B. Expertise and Basic Knowledge B2. The ability to understand the design and planning aspects of architecture. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Japanese Architectural History - 14 classes: 1. Introduction - purpose of architectural history 2.Traditional Japanese architectural styles and shrine architecture 3. Buddhist Temple Monasteries in the Asuka and Nara periods 4. Temple architecture in the Asuka and Nara periods 5. Temple architecture in the Heian period 6. Daibutsuyo architecture 7. Zen monasteries and Zenshuyo Architecture 8. Medieval Japanese style and Settchuyo architecture 9. The development of architectural technology from antiquity to the medieval era, and Buddhist architecture 10. The Hondo (Main Hall) in New Buddhism 11. Shrine architecture in the medieval era 12. Muromachi period architecture 13. Modern shrine architecture 14. Craftsmen and tools 15, Feedback Student Assessment - 1 class. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Examination at the end of the term | |||
| Course Requirements | It would be preferable for students to be interested in related disciplines such as Japanese history, art history, and archaeology, as well as architecture. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Read the material introduced in the class. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | 『日本建築史図集』（彰国社） isbn{}{9784395008889} | ||
| References, etc. | 冨島義幸『平等院鳳凰堂―現世と浄土のあいだ』（吉川弘文館） isbn{}{9784642080323} | |||
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