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Takano Lab
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A lab that opens up the possibilities of public architecture, connects it with history, and thinks about architecture by making.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about contemporary architecture by making it.
The Takano Lab studies the spaces and programs of contemporary architecture.
The lab also conducts research that examines architects and history and connects them to the present day.
It also works on thinking about architecture physically, through the act of making.
The professor in charge is an architect who co-directs MARU。architecture.
Key terms
- Program
- The content of an architectural plan: what kinds of activities take place in a building, and how its rooms are combined
- Public architecture
- Buildings such as libraries, government offices, and schools that public bodies build for use by many people
ResearchResearch themes
The lab takes on a wide range of work, from the spaces and programs of contemporary architecture, to architects and history, to ways of thinking about architecture through making. Its research is organized into three directions: "opening up the possibilities of public architecture," "connecting with a long history," and "thinking about architecture by working with your hands."
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Takano Lab consist of faculty members and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYohei Takano
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- Top image: “Members of the Yohei Takano Laboratory” 高野洋平研究室 / 研究室の
許可を 得て 掲載 (cropped) - Research on contemporary architecture, and architecture thought through making: “Members of the Yohei Takano Laboratory (Indoors)” 高野洋平研究室 / 研究室の
許可を 得て 掲載 (cropped) - Related lab (鈴木弘樹研究室
（Suzuki-lab） ): “An architectural model of the British Library” Robert-brook / CC0 (cropped) - Related lab (住環境創造
デザイン （湯淺 かさね） ): “Urban Escape at Petronas Learning Centre” Zakee Man / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (岡田哲史研究室): “Neuss (DE), Raketenstation Hombroich, Langen Foundation” Anıl Öztaş / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (豊川研究室): “Marunouchi Central Plaza with blue sky, Tokyo station and Shin-Marunouchi Building, panoramic view from JP Tower, Tokyo, Japan” Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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