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Urban and Architectural Theory Lab
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A lab that works on modern and contemporary architectural and urban theory, along with surveys of windows and plazas.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading architecture, from windows to plazas
The Urban and Architectural Theory Lab studies modern and contemporary architectural theory and urban theory.
Beginning with Madogaku (window studies), which has continued since 2007, the lab conducts surveys focused on building elements such as house shapes and ceilings, as well as research on plazas.
It also carries out design research commissioned by companies, and edits and produces architecture books.
As the Igarashi Lab, it works together with the Architectural Design Lab.
Key terms
- Architectural theory
- A field that considers and discusses in words what architecture is and what it should be
- Madogaku (window studies)
- Research that reads architecture, daily life, and culture through the window as a building element
- House shape (ie-gata)
- The shape that anyone pictures as a "house," such as a house with a triangular roof
ResearchResearch themes
Centered on modern and contemporary architectural and urban theory, the lab conducts surveys focused on building elements such as windows, house shapes, and ceilings, as well as research on plazas. It also carries out design research commissioned by companies, and edits and produces architecture books.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Igarashi Lab consist of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.
- ProfessorTaro Igarashi
- Assistant ProfessorKoji Ichikawa
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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: “Facade of the Conjunto Nacional cropped version” Wilfredor / CC0 (cropped)
- Architectural theory, and surveys of building elements and plazas: “(Venice) Stucco coffered ceiling - Staircase of the Biblioteca Nazinale Marciana” Didier Descouens / Public domain (cropped)
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