Architecture & Urban History
Professor Yoshiki Hori / KYU(JDP)
[Field of Specialization]
Hisotry of Architecture and City Planning in Europe
[Outline Activities]
Research on ancient Roman hisotry of its town-planning and domestic architecture, closely based on the results of field surveys around town houses in Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia in Italy tracing the archaeological evidence for the Roman conquest and Romanization. It will provide a masterly synthesis of the results of recent research, integrating archaeological and literary evidence to produce a cogent and coherent picture of the way in which the Roman house and town-planning responded to socio-cultural influences. Research on the history of techniques and stone-production in ancient and early-medieval quarries, closely based on the results of field works around site Akoris in Mid-Egypt. Field survey on ancient cities on the Northern Africa. Research on the history of domestic architecuture in the historical area of Hagi city comparing the evidence coming from a design given entirely by measurement with literary evidence.
Assistant Professor YOOJIN HUH / PNU(JDP+DDP)
[Field of Specialization]
Architectural History
[Research Interest]
- Interpretation of the Design of Traditional Architecture: Discover and interpret the universal principles of traditional timber structure and specific design intentions, focusing on Korean architecture. Through a variety of sources, including existing/disappeared buildings, literature, and art, we explore contemporary perceptions and social conventions of architectural activities and outcomes, as well as attempts at innovation, to create diverse interpretations of traditional architecture. As an extension of this research, we are also exploring contemporary architectural designs that are in search of an inheritance of tradition and localism.
- Conservation and Exhibition Curation of Architectural Heritage : We explore methodologies for the sustainable conservation of architectural heritage in contemporary society and examine exhibition curation as a means of this conservation. The scope of architectural heritage includes not only existing old buildings, but also texts, drawings, photographs, models and sketches that reproduce specific buildings, as well as archaeological remains of which only traces remain. Exhibition curation is the creative process of collecting, studying and evaluating architectural heritage that contributes to the public consumption and enjoyment of architectural heritage.
Assistant Professor TAKASHI KIJIMA / KYU(JDP)
[Field of Specialization]
history of Japanese castle
[Research Interest]
- Ancient Roman Quarries in Akoris of Egypt
- Ancient Roman Architecture and Urbanization of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia in Italy