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Regional Regeneration Design Lab
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The lab considers regeneration of cities and campuses through the study of space and human behavior.
AboutAbout the lab
Considering urban regeneration through space and human behavior.
The Regional Regeneration Design Lab studies urban spaces such as plazas, streets, and underground shopping malls, along with the behavior and conduct of the people who use them.
Through clarifying the individuality of cities and regions, analyzing the characteristics of spaces and the behavior of their users, and analyzing regeneration cases in Japan and abroad, the lab thinks about future urban and regional design.
The lab also takes universities and their campuses as subjects, and aims to develop methods for future campus planning and design.
Key terms
- Identity
- The unique individuality of a city or region. It includes the individuality of the shape of the land and of space, and the individuality of atmosphere that comes from culture and people's activities.
- Open space
- An open space such as a plaza. Streets and underground shopping malls are considered relatively closed spaces.
- Campus master plan
- A guideline document for the campus and its space-making that reflects a university's research and education policies and its management strategy.
ResearchResearch themes
Focusing on the design of the environment and space of cities and regions and on the behavior and conduct of people within them, the lab studies urban and regional regeneration and what design should be like in the future. It also takes universities and their campuses as subjects, exploring collaboration between universities and cities and regions, as well as methods for campus planning and design.
*Illustrative imageUrban identity and redesign
The lab analyzes regeneration cases of cities and regions in Japan and abroad, and investigates what sustainable urban and regional design should be like. It clarifies, as identity, both the physical individuality of land and space and the individuality that comes from culture and people's activities.
*Illustrative imageCharacteristics of space and people's activities
The lab analyzes the characteristics of diverse spaces, such as plazas, open spaces, streets, and underground shopping malls, and the behavior and conduct of the people who use them. The results are connected to how urban design and campus design should be done.
*Illustrative imageCollaboration between universities and cities and regions
The lab collected the comprehensive plans of local governments across Japan and statistically analyzed their contents, clarifying the fields, content, and challenges of collaboration between universities and cities and regions. It studied how to achieve effective collaboration across a variety of relationships.
*Illustrative imagePlanning and design of university campuses
The lab collected campus master plans of universities in the US and elsewhere, compared their structure and contents, and clarified the characteristics of advanced ones. It is also researching environmentally conscious master plans and spatial models for sustainable university research and education facilities.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorNaoki Tsurusaki
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “The pedestrian street of Dionisiou Areopagitou on May 1, 2020” George E. Koronaios / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Urban identity and redesign: “Urban Regeneration, Stirling Forthside - geograph.org.uk - 2911907” David Dixon / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Characteristics of space and people's activities: “Merthyr Tydvil (1130412)” Clarke, Thomas E., fl. 1850 Clarke, Thomas E., fl. 1850, engraver. / CC0 (cropped)
- Collaboration between universities and cities and regions: “2025 Rubin Community Workshop (IMG 0356-CC)” RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/DOE/NSF/AU / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Planning and design of university campuses: “Campus Carnot - parc” Aavitus / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (都市空間学研究室): “Lublin Old Town Skyline” Max Dziekański / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (都市計画学研究室): “DL SLICER” Ulzhanbis / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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