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Sano Lab
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A lab that observes human behavior to design architecture and cities that are easy to use and safe.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating architecture for people.
Sano Lab conducts practical research on the usability, ease of understanding, and safety of architecture, cities, and interiors.
With human-centered design as its main focus in planning architecture and cities, the lab proposes solutions to problems through field surveys and laboratory experiments.
It uses a variety of methods suited to each subject, such as observing human behavior, investigating psychology, and exploring mechanisms through experiments and simulations.
With the keyword "human–space–time system," the lab views the relationship between people and the environment from a perspective that combines three "ma" (間), the character shared by the words for people (人間), space (
Key terms
- Human-centered design
- A design approach that determines the form and arrangement of things and environments to match the actions people naturally take
- Universal design
- Design that makes things usable by as many people as possible, regardless of age or disability
- Fail-safe
- Design that ensures that, even when a failure or mistake occurs, the system fails toward a state that is not dangerous
- Crowd management
- Guiding people in places where many gather so that the flow does not stall and dangers do not arise
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With human-centered design as its main focus in planning architecture and cities, the lab proposes solutions to problems through research based on field surveys and laboratory experiments. It observes human behavior, investigates psychology, and verifies mechanisms through experiments and simulations.
*Illustrative imageDesign for Everyone
Things and environments become easier to use when they are planned to match the actions people naturally take. The lab aims for human-centered design and for universal design that accommodates as many people as possible.
*Illustrative imageDesign for Safety, Security, and Disaster Prevention
Based on the idea that people make mistakes, the lab plans environments so that a mistake does not lead to a critical situation. It draws on the concepts of human error, fail-safe, and fool-proof design.
*Illustrative imageDesign for Interaction and People Flow
In places where many people gather, such as stations, theaters, and museums, the lab investigates through surveys and experiments how people move and where they meet, and applies the results to planning.
MembersFaculty
The members of Sano Lab are faculty, visiting researchers from outside the university, graduate students, and third- and fourth-year undergraduates.As of 2024
- ProfessorTomonori Sano
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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: “Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Atrium, San Francisco, US” Dale Cruse / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Design for Everyone: “Tactile Paving at Night” よよたは
/ CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) - Design for Safety, Security, and Disaster Prevention: “Emergency Exit, Denmark” Kent Madsen / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Design for Interaction and People Flow: “Orb River weir - Roquebrun” Christian Ferrer / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sato Lab): “Hitane Elementary School classroom 1” Douglas P Perkins / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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団地 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (Akanuma Lab): “Hot spring & thermophiles, Upper Geyser Basin ( )” Yellowstone National Park / Public domain (cropped)
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