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Matsuda Lab
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The lab explores architecture that anyone can use, starting from the daily lives of people with disabilities and older adults.
AboutAbout the lab
Removing physical barriers for an inclusive society
The Matsuda Lab studies the housing and living environments of people often called "minorities," such as people with disabilities and older adults.
Through surveys, the lab clarifies what these people need and how those needs should be reflected in architecture.
Its work covers living environments for people with disabilities, community life of older adults, walking environments for people with visual impairments, universal design, and more.
Key terms
- Universal Design
- Design intended to be easy for as many people as possible to use, regardless of age or disability
- Group Home for People with Disabilities
- A residence where a small number of people with disabilities live together and receive support
- Safety Net
- A system that supports people in times of hardship and prevents their lives from falling apart
NewsLab news
Professor Matsuda's research team received the Jusoken Research and Practice Award
Published a survey report on short-stay facilities for children with medical care needs
Students and graduates received the Excellent Presentation Award for Young Researchers at the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) Annual Meeting
Associate Professor Matsuda received the 2025 AIJ Prize (Papers) from the Architectural Institute of Japan
Doctoral and master's students received the Excellent Presentation Award for Young Researchers at the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) Annual Meeting
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to uncover who the users are that have not been sufficiently considered until now, including people with disabilities, older adults, and people in economic hardship, and to rethink the requirements that environments should meet. As a result, it seeks to clarify what architectural planning should look like for various facilities and cities.
*Illustrative imageLiving Environments for People with Disabilities
The lab conducts questionnaire, interview, and observational surveys at disability support facilities and group homes for people with disabilities, to clarify the characteristics of residents and their needs for architecture.
*Illustrative imageCommunity Safety Nets
The lab examines the roles and challenges, as community safety nets, of housing support corporations that assist people who need help with housing, and of yogo rojin homes (care homes for older adults facing multiple, overlapping difficulties).
*Illustrative imageUniversal Design
The lab studies spaces that respond to diverse needs, such as the conditions required of places for people with visual impairments to go out and rest, the improvement of university campuses for students with disabilities, and the accessibility of sports facilities.
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- ProfessorYuji MatsudaPublications ↗
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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: “Hakata Exit Station Square the tactile walking surface indicators Hakata-eki-chūōgai Hakata-ku Fukuoka” Hirho / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Living Environments for People with Disabilities: “Access paths (garden) LHA Gold dwelling Ballina NSW P1050523” John Robert McPherson / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Community Safety Nets: “Kitakubo Prefectural Housing from north 260418” IXTA9839 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Universal Design: “Tokyo station” Ka23 13 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Honma Lab): “Komaba Research Campus (Evening) color” Guwashi / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Honma Lab): “Barabasi Albert 1000nodes” Keiichiro Ono / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Related lab (Imai Lab): “Tokyo Shinjuku Oka2” Okajun / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Okabe Lab): “Kawasaki Nihon Minkaen-3” Fg2 / Public domain (cropped)
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