This paper explores how people from different countries perceive the current dwelling environment and update their schemata of dwelling environment after living in Japan based on an interview survey. The subject were non-Japanese 6 adults living in Tokyo. Seeing from the responses to changes in the way of living after living in Tokyo and the superordinate concepts of the cognitive structure related to dwelling environment preference criteria, six categories were classified, and two of which showed positive changes in a way of living, “adaptation/new” and “adaptation/alternative”, are estimated to indicate that the schemata of dwelling environment has been updated.

This paper aims at clarifying the formation of land and building shape and use on Chumchon Khlong Toei that is composed of 11 chumchons in Bangkok, Thailand. The introduction reviews the concept of chumchons that means communities in Thai instead of slums and shows the aim. The second to fourth chapter analyze the formation of land and building shape or its use and their relationship. The conclusion argues that the land and building shape and use can be classified into nine types and they were formed by the community driven development with land adjustment and its period.

This study investigated the operation of elderly care facilities providing work-related activities in Japan. The findings of this study are as follows. First, work-related activities are conducted mainly at day service facilities, and small-scale facilities (e.g., community-based day service facilities) are more likely to conduct a variety of work-related activities. Second, combining different types of work-related activities is more likely to result in positive effects. Third, one challenge for operators of elderly care facilities is the difficulty of seeking cooperation with other companies in order to create suitable work-related activities.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the effects on intellectual productivity of knowledge creation using speech tendencies and psychological and physiological responses, focusing on the view from the car window of an automated vehicle. Brainstorming sessions were conducted in four conditions: “no view,” “static view,” “sequential view,” and “view from the car window” in the self-driving car. It was found that the change in landscape had a stress-relieving effect and improved the impression of the space. The change of scenery was also found to induce multifaceted conversations using the objects and events in the scenery.

This study clarified the effect of rain on the visual effects and impressions of stone-finished facades. Wetness and rainfall due to rain were controlled by using a rain simulation device. As a result, wetness due to rain and changes in rainfall caused a large change in the appearance of stone materials. Stone materials that were lusterless and rough gave a glossy impression due to rain. In addition, stone materials that were neither rough nor luster gave a light impression when they were wet.

Crystal Palace tends to be treated as an iconographic image of iron and glass in architectural history although it was a hybrid structure of iron, glass and timber. To understand its materiality correctly, the areas where wood was used is analyzed using the descriptions in working drawings published after it was constructed.. The areas where wood was used are broadly divided into three types. A: as an alternative to iron and glass, B: as a reflection of Joseph Paxton’s knowledge and experience, and C: to add lightness to the iron structure and to compensate for its elasticity.

Through mass production experiments using alternative materials in this study, the results of the basic research on bottom ash bricks were related to other lost and existing technologies, and bottom ash bricks were generalized and placed within the context of traditional building technology. The results of this study will have implications not only for the repair and restoration of landscapes where peach-colored bricks remain, but also for the development of new building materials utilizing quicklime and ash, and for future clarification of other coal ash and lime loss technologies.

Although the DID is widely used as a statistical unit to identify cities, it does not comprehensively identify urbanized areas due to its high thresholds for both density and size. In this paper, I propose a new unit, Small Urbanized District (SUD), which utilizes basic unit district population statistics of the Census and attempts to identify small cities. As a result, small cities are discovered, especially in areas far from large cities. Analysis of the identified small cities also revealed that they have higher rates of population decline and aging when compared to larger cities.

The study examines multi-unit residential building density in commercial zones of eight major Japanese cities, employing kernel density estimation with housing point data. Identified areas with over 4 housing buildings/ha in these cities reveal a broader prevalence of dense residential zones compared to Tokyo’s central areas. Some cities exhibit high-density residential zones in areas with a floor area ratio (FAR) surpassing 700%. The findings propose a reevaluation of zoning practices, considering the concentration of multi-unit residential buildings in zones originally intended for commercial or business purposes.

This paper aims to clarify the present situation of cooperation from homeowners’ associations to voluntary activities in older condominiums, with focusing on the state of voluntary activities and the management issues. Questionaries for 294 associations in Tokyo metropolitan area has been conducted. The results of the analysis show the following:

1) Homeowners’ associations mainly support security and disaster prevention, environmental beautification and base operations with providing spaces to act, funding and positioning activities in the management regulations.

2) Numbers of types of voluntary activities are associated with occurrence of management issues in certain cases.

Urban flooding due to global warming is increasingly problematic for cities. To combat this, green infrastructure (GI) offers a promising solution, but there’s a paucity of studies that gauge GI suitability by integrating flood risk, runoff volumes, and city physical features. This research introduces a quantitative evaluation method to pinpoint priority zones and potential networks for GI deployment, specifically in tropical high-density urban areas, to mitigate surface water flooding. GI suitability map and its potential network has been revealed. Most areas had medium and medium to high suitability. GI networks indicate that development is possible even in fragmented areas.

This study analyzed the results of a questionnaire survey of representatives of commercial stores located in the central city areas of Kainan, Tanabe, and Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, which are expected to be hit by a tsunami from a Nankai Trough earthquake, regarding their intention to relocate their stores away from the expected tsunami zone. The analysis of relocation intentions included pre- and post-disaster and regional trends, as well as basic attributes of stores and store representatives, and the relationship between satisfaction with the business environment and business succession.

The purpose of this study is to gain knowledge about the coexistence of monument protection and energy in southern Germany’s Old Town through resident intentions, laws, and permit decision criteria. First, there is a movement to allow rooftop PV on buildings in the Old Town. Next, there are two requirements for rooftop PV installation under the Old Town Protection Law. 1. Building evaluation of monument protection and impact on surrounding buildings, etc. 2. Visibility from public spaces. It has become clear that the expansion of the interpretation of “public space” as a viewpoint is protecting historic buildings.

The amount of construction investment of India is the fourth largest in the world (2021), and the construction industry is expected to grow significantly in the future against the background of population influx to urban areas. On the other hand around Delhi, There is numerous abandoned construction sites and sites with a high risk of falling workers. In order to discuss the future development of the industry as a whole, this research conducted literature/hearing surveys, and collected information from the exteriors of numerous construction sites to grasp quantitatively the actual state of sites operation.

This study focuses on the city of Himeji, where a large number of Vietnamese live, to understand the changes in housing among Vietnamese and their relationship with Japanese. An increasing number of Vietnamese own single-family homes instead of public housing. There are Japanese who engage with Vietnamese in various ways, mainly by greeting them. Differences can be seen between Japanese who want to engage in community activities together and Vietnamese who want to consult with them. Maintaining relationships is important in public housing where residents are replaced, while maturing self-governing organizations is an issue in detached housing areas.

These townhouse models from the Siebold collection constitute an invaluable piece of historical material through which the structure of modern era townhouse can be examined in detail. However, it was unknown at first which town or region in Japan had inspired the architectural style used in the models. By singling out “town headmen residence” from other townhouse models, further examination has also revealed that this particular model was built to the image of the official housing of “machi otona” from town house of Nagasaki. In addition, the other machiya models also model the town house of Nagasaki.

This article examines the relationship between “CONSERVATISM IN JAPANESE ART.” and “THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE IN JAPAN,” which were published in “THE JAPAN WEEKLY MAIL.” dated August 28, 1886. By examining the content and historical background, the following points became clear. The former summarizes and reviews the latter’s “the need for art education in architecture” and “the relationship between climate and buildings,” and clarifies the concerns of the time.

This paper investigates the intended spatial concept of the “Gyoko (Emperor Meiji’s visit) Palace” by analyzing the furnishings and living style, with a particular focus on the Masayoshi Matsukata Residence constructed as a Japanese-style building resembling the “Gyoko Palace.” Notably, the placement of chairs for the throne and the use of rugs on the floor leading to it suggest that the Emperor engaged with the Japanese-style building in a chair-sitting manner. Consequently, it is plausible to infer that the “Gyoko Palace” was designed to emulate a Western-style building, creating an equivalent spatial experience.

This paper analyzes the capitals found from the Eastern Plaza and the Upper Hall at Madīnat al-Zahrā’ and aims to clarify the proportional tendencies and the design method applied to them. The analysis reveals that the capitals from the two areas are different in size but similar in proportion. They are conceptualized as a cube, and the height is divided into ten equal units, of which one or multiples are allocated to the smaller parts. Also, the design method is analogous to the Vitruvian successive system, which was used for designing the Ionic and Corinthian order in the Classical Architecture.

In classical order theory, the method of quantification shifted over time from geometry to numeracy with the modulus, and both methods are seen in Alberti’s De re aedificatoria. This essay focuses on the two Ionic bases and shows that, while the two bases have almost the same shape, two methods, the geometric and the numerical, have been contrasted. Since this book was written without pictures, all the shapes and lengths are described in sentences; and yet, reading carefully to the word order, it seems that the sentences have a close relationship with the images assumed in them.

This paper analyses the place of the tea house in the thought the architect Yasuoka Katsuya, Japan’s first housing theoretician.

After a presentation of the architect’s theory, the article focuses on the following points:

1. Yasuoka’s concept of the tea house and the originality of his thought.

2. The opposite value of sukiya and tea house in Yasuoka’s theory.

3. The tea house in Yasuoka’s housing theory and architectural practice.

This study is a reverse engineering analysis of the Imperial Arch for the World Exposition in Rome (EUR’42), which was to be held in 1942. The structural and compositional analysis will reveal what P.L. Nervi aimed to achieve. B. Mussolini encouraged him in this project an understanding of the style of the ancient Roman Empire and its modern expression. In contrast, the imperial arch is a symbol of peace, and the regular arch is inherited as a form. Nervi, on the other hand, aimed to continue the ancient technique of Roman concrete by using unreinforced concrete.

This paper clarified the composition of the Oya-stone saw-tooth roof factories including surrounding buildings, as well as the changes in their use through renovation. In Kiryu City, where the textile industry has long flourished, many saw-tooth roof factories were built. Some of them were built of Oya-stone from Utsunomiya City. We surveyed and analyzed 5 Oya-stone saw-tooth roof factories. These are large in scale and have a unique external composition with decorative stone designs. These structures are more robust than wooden one, so some have been used after they ceased to be used as textile mills.

The regional characteristics expressed in the planking of exterior walls on two islands in the Seto Inland Sea and their factors by the craftsman were clarified. For this purpose, we analyzed the proportions and usage of materials in the field and interviewed craftsmen. As a result, we found the following

Regional Characteristics：1) There is common material and propagation of usage. 2) There are differences in each village.

Factors by craftsmen：1) Involved in determining materials and how they are used. 2) The work area is closed. 3) Mainstream is common to the way each village is used.

This paper examines how to use modern and contemporary architecture archives in higher education and the role of archivists through the analysis of the case study of Hiroshi Ohe archive based on primary source pedagogy. As an archivist, the author provided Ohe archive for the research project on Ibaraki Governor’s Official Residence and processed records that created through the project. The author concludes that archivists could contribute architecture education by means of managing and providing primary source appropriately, and teaching primary and archival literacy. The archival profession should be established to facilitate pedagogical use of architecture archives.