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Architectural and Urban Form Engineering Lab
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The lab explores the forms of architecture and cities using ICT and simulation.
AboutAbout the lab
Using ICT to create safe and rich urban environments
The Yasufuku Lab (Architectural and Urban Form Engineering) applies ICT to research community design for architecture, cities, and society.
Its research ranges from the development of urban and social infrastructure to VR technology and evacuation simulation for disasters.
The lab belongs to the D3 Center at Osaka University, and also operates as a cooperating field of the Architectural Engineering Section in the Division of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering.
Key terms
- Multi-agent simulation
- A method that reproduces each individual as an "agent" on a computer and simulates autonomous behavior in response to their surroundings
- Digital twin
- A technology that precisely reproduces real-world facilities and spaces on a computer. Sensor data can be reflected in the virtual space
ResearchResearch themes
The lab combines cutting-edge ICT with architectural and urban planning, and, building on architectural form engineering, aims to realize safe and rich architectural and urban environments. Using diverse methods such as simulation, VR, AI, and descriptive geometry, it conducts research on the design, representation, analysis, and evaluation of space.
*Illustrative imageEvacuation simulation for disasters
The lab analyzes evacuation behavior during disasters in buildings and urban spaces using multi-agent simulation. It evaluates evacuation guidance plans and feeds the results back into architectural planning, and is advancing real-world implementation in places such as the Osaka Umeda underground mall.
*Illustrative imageCrowd management in large facilities
The lab studies methods for planning comfortable and safe spaces in large facilities visited by an unspecified number of people. Targeting places such as Tokyo Dome and Kaiyukan Aquarium, it evaluates congestion relief and circulation route optimization through crowd flow simulation in digital twin environments.
*Illustrative imageExploring spatial perception and behavior with VR
Using immersive VR environments, the lab experimentally analyzes human perception, behavior, and psychological responses in architectural and urban spaces. It quantitatively evaluates perceptual characteristics related to sense of scale, spatial cognition, and material feel using VR headsets.
*Illustrative imageAnalysis and generation of architectural and urban forms
The lab quantitatively analyzes and generates architectural and urban forms using visualization technologies and computational methods. It works on digitizing existing buildings and cities through 3D reconstruction, and on exploring new spatial forms through parametric design.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Yasufuku Lab consist of faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, invited faculty and researchers, administrative assistants, and professors emeriti.
- ProfessorKensuke Yasufuku
- Associate ProfessorAkira Takahashi
- Project ProfessorNoriko Otsuka
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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: “Urban planning museum - Model of a Shanghai bridge” Jordiferrer / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Evacuation simulation for disasters: “Syntrend emergency exit 3F-01 and evacuation plan 20251012” Solomon203 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Crowd management in large facilities: “Male whale shark at Georgia Aquarium” Zac Wolf / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Exploring spatial perception and behavior with VR: “Virtual reality headset” FloppaIngénieur / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Analysis and generation of architectural and urban forms: “3D Model Isle of Dogs London 2017” AccuCities / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural and Urban Environmental Engineering Lab): “Air conditioning office building roof - public building air conditioning in Tokyo” Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural and Urban Planning Lab): “Sugaura201905” Hiyotchi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architecture and Urban Human Factors Lab): “Belmayne housing estate” Torlogh (talk) (Uploads) / CC0 (cropped)
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