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Architectural Planning Lab
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The lab considers architectural and urban planning from the perspective of the people who live in the spaces.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring next-generation planning theory that improves the quality of living environments.
The Architectural Planning Lab studies the planning and design of architecture and cities.
Aiming to realize human-scale living environments, the lab pursues both research based on theory and surveys and efforts to apply the results to real planning projects.
Research themes include how planning is carried out, living environments for minorities, planning in an age of population decline, the relationship between environments and human behavior, and housing and living environments in Hokkaido.
The lab also takes part in planning for local governments, such as the basic design of the Kamishihoro Town Office building and support for drawing up the basic plan for a cultural hall in Asahikawa City.
Key terms
- Human scale
- Spaces and buildings whose size is comfortable and suited to the human body and senses
- Minority
- People who belong to a smaller group within society. This includes people with disabilities and older people, who can find ordinary design difficult to live with
- Basic design
- The stage of design in which the rough form of a building is decided, including its layout, size, arrangement of rooms, and structure
NewsLab news
The Kamishihoro Town Office building, for which the lab was in charge of the basic concept and basic design, received Full ZEB certification
A master's student received the Conference Presentation Award at the 33rd Conference of the Man-Environment Research Association
A doctoral student and a master's student won the top prize at the Hult Prize Hokkaido University Campus Finals 2025/26
A master's student received the Young Researcher Excellent Presentation Award in the Architectural Planning division at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Architectural Institute of Japan
A master's student received the Excellence Award in the graduate curriculum of the Nitobe College Honors Program
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the planning and design of architecture and cities in an interdisciplinary and international way, aiming to realize living environments that are human-scale in social, cultural, and economic terms. It explores next-generation planning theory that contributes to a higher quality of living environments and to well-being in the broad sense.
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The members of the Architectural Planning Lab are faculty, research assistants, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and exchange students.As of 2026
- ProfessorSuguru Mori
- Associate ProfessorRie Nomura
- Assistant ProfessorKen Tsubouchi
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