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Yaguchi Lab
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A lab that reads existing urban spaces and considers urban design.
AboutAbout the lab
Rethinking urban regeneration through design
The Yaguchi Lab studies urban design, focusing on the urban spaces that surround us in daily life.
The lab reads the urban environment at many levels, from the architectural scale to the district and the wider metropolitan region.
Students learn through hands-on activities, including development plans for overseas cities, design competitions, and joint research with local governments and companies.
Through these activities, students aim to build the ability to make concrete proposals as urban designers.
Key terms
- Urban design
- An approach to urban design that deals with the space of a whole city block or district, rather than a single building
- Design competition
- A contest in which design proposals and ideas compete and the best ones are selected
- Commissioned research
- Research carried out at the request of a local government or company
NewsLab news
Two master's students received the Young Researcher Outstanding Research Presentation Award and the Outstanding Research Presentation Award from the Architectural Institute of Japan
A master's student received the Architectural Institute of Japan Outstanding Young Researcher Paper Award
A master's student's graduation design project received the Silver Prize at the JIA Tokyo Student Graduation Design Competition 2025
A master's student won first place and second place at the ULI Hines Student Competition Asia Pacific
A master's student received the Young Researcher Outstanding Presentation Award in Urban Planning at the 2023 Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Meeting (Kinki)
ResearchResearch themes
The Yaguchi Lab reads existing urban spaces at scales ranging from architecture to the region, and studies the systems that support urban districts. The lab takes on hands-on projects such as design proposals for overseas cities, design competitions, and joint research with local governments and companies.
*Illustrative imageDesign Proposals for Overseas Cities
For cities in China, Taiwan, and elsewhere, the lab proposes large-scale urban designs, such as waterfront redevelopment and the development of areas around airports.
*Illustrative imageParticipation in Design Competitions
Students enter urban design and architecture competitions in Japan and abroad and put together proposals. Some of these proposals have won awards.
*Illustrative imageJoint Research with Local Governments and Companies
The lab develops visions for urban development through commissioned research from Tsuruoka City in Yamagata Prefecture and joint research with companies such as Mitsui Fudosan.
MembersFaculty
The Yaguchi Lab's members are faculty and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTetsuya Yaguchi
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Tokyo-Waterfront-City” MaedaAkihiko / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Design Proposals for Overseas Cities: “Taiwan Taoyuan Airport from departing flight May 2025” 4300streetcar / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Participation in Design Competitions: “Kurvenlineale” 5snake5 / CC0 (cropped)
- Joint Research with Local Governments and Companies: “Route345 Yamagata Pref Tsuruoka City1” Ebiebi2 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (後藤研究室): “Residential by Zenpukuji River in Horinouchi, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, 2024 May” Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (有賀研究室): “Old Merchant District of Little Edo IMG 0323” Dandy1022 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (吉村研究室): “Tiny house, Portland” Tammy / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (渡邊研究室): “Mangrove roots in the Laguna de La Restinga” Wilfredor / CC0 (cropped)
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