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Western Architectural History Lab
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A lab that explores the history of Western architecture through Gothic churches.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading the construction history of Gothic cathedrals
The Western Architectural History Lab (Rei Shimazaki) conducts surveys and research mainly on Gothic church architecture in France.
Focusing on the triforium, a passage built inside the wall, the lab studies the history of the techniques used to build churches.
The lab also works on the conservation and restoration of churches, and on research into architectural models and micro-architecture.
In undergraduate classes, the lab is in charge of "History of Western Architecture" and "History of Modern Architecture."
Key terms
- Triforium
- A type of passage built inside the wall of a Gothic cathedral (a wall passage). It is the feature this lab focuses on.
- Micro-architecture
- A subject the lab studies together with architectural models. Models, furniture, and sculpture are also listed among its research keywords.
NewsLab news
Assistant Professor Rei Shimazaki receives the Architectural History Society of Japan Award
Assistant Professor Rei Shimazaki's sole-authored book "The Archaeology of Gothic Architecture" is published
ResearchResearch themes
This lab investigates the history of Western architecture, centered on Gothic church architecture. It carries out surveys and research from three directions: construction techniques, conservation and restoration, and architectural models.
Construction Techniques of Gothic Churches
The lab studies the history of construction techniques through the triforium, a passage inside the wall. In one paper, it examines how wooden scaffolding was fixed in place, using drawings and photographs from modern restorations and traces of holes left in the walls.
*Illustrative imageConservation and Restoration of Churches
The lab studies the conservation and restoration of Gothic churches. It is also involved in lectures on the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and in translating related documents.
*Illustrative imageArchitectural Models and Micro-Architecture
The lab examines the role architectural models have played throughout history. Its research keywords are models, furniture, sculpture, and micro-architecture.
MembersFaculty
- Assistant ProfessorRei Shimazaki
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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: “Chester Cathedral Nave” Michael D Beckwith / CC0 (cropped)
- Conservation and Restoration of Churches: “St Andrew's Cathedral, Wells, with scaffolding - geograph.org.uk - 7053762” Stephen Craven / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Architectural Models and Micro-Architecture: “Architecture Site Masterplan Miniature Scale Model” iKix 3D Prints / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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