Laboratories and Professors | Course of Architecture and Building Engineering | Kanagawa University Graduate School of Engineering

Laboratories and Professors

There are three main research fields.

Structural Engineering
Students go beyond their undergraduate thesis, conducting research projects at a more professional level, such as joint research with a company or developing and proposing totally new structural systems. The results of their research projects are presented and published in the form of papers.

Architectural Design
Design and research projects at the graduate level are more technical and real-world based. Students further their understanding and deepen their focus by participating in faculty lectures that deal with cutting-edge issues, investigations and designs in the neighboring communities, and international workshops.

Built Environment Engineering
Students conduct research to create buildings that provide high-quality environments and functionalities for the health and safety of occupants. While undertaking research projects, environmental issues such as light, sound, heating, air, and water are taken into consideration, as well as the desirability of buildings and cities.

The following table shows the research fields of the professors.

professor	Specialities	Research Subjects
Shizuo Iwamoto	Built Environment Engineering, Indoor Thermal Comfort, Thermal Analysis, Building Services	･Indoor thermal comfort with floor panel heating ･Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of cross ventilation ･Energy simulations of offices and residential buildings ･Energy conservation performance for building services
Seizo Uchida	History of Japanese Architecture, Modern Japanese Architecture, Japanese Housing, History of Traditional Chinese Housing, Japanese Shrines Built Outside Japan	･Historical buildings, houses, and architects ･Preservation and restoration planning of buildings ･Historical residential areas ･History of technological innovation ･Folk houses and communities in historical documents ･Historical sites of Japanese shrines built abroad
Kazushi Shimazaki	Building Engineering, Structural Systems	･Safety performance of reinforced concrete structures ･Damage control functional structural systems ･Earthquake damage risk of existing reinforced concrete structures
Yoshiharu Shumuta	Building and urban disaster prevention, earthquake engineering, disaster risk management, sensing	Research on disaster risk management and architectural and urban disaster prevention using advanced sensing, damage prediction and other technologies for the various structures that form cities.
Stanley RUSSELL	Architectural Design, Craft of Architecture	Innovative approaches to architectural design process that embrace technology and foster creativity and originality in design
Mao Serikawa	Building Environment, Energy Conservation	･Energy consumption in buildings ･Thermal environment in residential houses
Masashi Sogabe	Architectural Design	Design of architecture, public space, and landscape based on relationships between urban activities and cites.
Jutaro Takahashi	Real Estate, Renovation, Management	Study architecture and its adjacent field, real estate, and explore the challenges, opportunities, and value between them practically.
Kunio Nakai	Architectural Planning, Architectural Design, Architectural Theory	･Design of firebreak belt buildings in postwar reconstruction ･Spatial composition of waterfront areas in cities ･Architectural design theory and criticism
Masanori Fujita	Architectural Structure Design, Steel Building Structures, Sustainable Building Structures	･Buckling-restrained braces ･Reuse system of steel building structures ･Composite steel-timber ･Mechanical fastening of steel fatigue cracks ･Corrosion resistance of steel materials
Hiroshi Matsukuma	History of Japanese Modern Architecture, Architectural Design, Architectural Theory	Research on Japanese Modern Architectural History and Design Methodology
Yosuke Yasuda	Architectural Environmental Engineering, Architectural Acoustics, Noise Control Engineering	･Development of numerical simulation methods for acoustic design ･Prediction of sound fields inside/outside buildings ･Insulation of floor impact sound in buildings ･Acoustic characteristics modeling of building members ･Control of urban noise
Kyoko Yamaga	Architectural and Urban Planning	･Construction of an urban vision in the "shrinking era" ･Examination of the influence of information technology on architecture and urban space ･Research and design of urban facilities supported by communities ･Design of urban housing ･Investigation of "Machizukuri" using local resources ･Research into the sustainability of suburb housing areas
Keisuke Yoshie	Structure Engineering, Building Materials	･Wind/Earthquake Response of seismic isolation structures ･Vibration control systems ･Application of CFD in structural design
Miru Rokkaku	Architectural Design, Environment and Space, Architecture and Craft	Study on the relationships between the outside environment and spaces in architecture, and examine its application to architectural design.