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Architectural Environment and Planning Lab
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A lab that uncovers human behavior and psychology and applies it to architecture and communities.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward architecture that enhances people's well-being
The Architectural Environment and Planning Lab analyzes and evaluates architecture and communities from the perspectives of the psychology, behavior, and relationships of the people who use them, and applies the results to design and planning.
In addition to efficiency and function, the lab aims for architecture that enhances people's well-being (living well).
The results of this research are also applied to actual design of healthcare and welfare facilities, offices, streetscapes, and more.
The lab is led by Professor Miura and Associate Professor Sakatani, and is also called the Miura-Sakatani Lab.
Key terms
- well-being
- Living in a state in which body and mind are healthy and fulfilled
- wearable device
- A device worn on the body, such as a watch-type device, that can measure heart rate and movement
- workshop
- A discussion-based session in which participants share opinions and think or create together
ResearchResearch themes
In addition to efficiency and functionality, the lab analyzes and evaluates architecture, communities, and landscapes from the perspectives of the psychology, behavior, and relationships of diverse users, and applies the results to planning, design, practice, and policy.
*Illustrative imageEvaluating architecture and communities through human behavior and cognition
The lab views the relationship between people and their environment in terms of behavior, cognition, physiology, and relationships, and applies this to architecture and communities. Using new technologies such as wearable devices, it measures physical and mental responses in real and virtual spaces, and analyzes and evaluates architecture and cities.
*Illustrative imageDesigning healthcare and welfare environments
Focusing on healthcare and welfare environments, the lab pursues research based on behavior analysis and works on building systems that reduce the burden on the people who work there.
*Illustrative imageCreative thinking in architectural and urban design
The lab explores the mechanisms of the design process by which outstanding designers create architecture and cities. It extends its focus beyond individuals to organizations and groups, and also examines the creativity that emerges from design done in groups.
*Illustrative imagePracticing design through dialogue
The lab studies how many people, including residents and users, engage in dialogue and make decisions as they create spaces together. It addresses the design of settings for dialogue such as workshops, and community building through design, from both theoretical and practical sides.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Architectural Environment and Planning Lab are faculty and students from the doctoral program (including working professionals), the master's program, and the undergraduate level.As of 2026
- ProfessorKen Miura
- Associate ProfessorSuisho Sakatani
- Assistant ProfessorKei Yasuda
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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: “Cherry Farm Hospital building” Benchill / Public domain (cropped)
- Evaluating architecture and communities through human behavior and cognition: “Münster, Prinzipalmarkt” Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Designing healthcare and welfare environments: “- Main corridor, Evelyn Ward, Northwick Park Hospital, London” Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ( ) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Creative thinking in architectural and urban design: “Architect's sketch of Science Building, Orange Coast College” Orange County Archives / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Practicing design through dialogue: “Inclusive and participatory co-design workshop “progettiamo insieme un menù a base di cultura inclusiva” PATI-2023-07” Max Fonseca e Martin Franze / Project PATI / SUPSI / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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