抄録
The aim of this report is to illustrate the thoughts on urban environment in design theories by contemporary Japanese architects. At first, some comments on the thoughts on urban environment and the relationship-method between buildings and urban environment were extracted from each theory. Secondly, the meanings of those comments was analyzed through the KJ method originated by Kawakita Jiro. Next we connected thoughts on urban environment with the range that architects recognized the urban environment and the relationship-method between buildings and urban environment. Then it was found some definite meanings. Finally we made it clear how contemporary Japanese architects recognized the urban environment.
