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Welcome to Hokkaido University Architectural Planning Laboratory

Our laboratory aims to realize a socially, culturally, and economically human-scale living environment in terms of architecture and urban planning and design. We are working globally and internationally to explore next-generation planning that contributes to improving the quality of life and well-being in a broad sense.

What's New

Urban Design Center Tomakomai (UDC Tomakomai) was established. Professor Mori Suguru will serve as the center director. (2024.10.31)

□ At the 2024 Architectural Institute of Japan Hokkaido Branch Research Presentation Meeting, Kuroda Nanase and Furuya Kosuke (M1) received the Excellent Presentation Encouragement Award. (2024.6.29)

□ As part of the Hokkaido University 150th anniversary commemoration project, the "Kamishihoro Town x Hokkaido University Whole Exchange Festival" will be held on July 12th (Friday). (2024.7.12)

□ Miduki Ishida (B4)'s proposal won the ``Excellence Award'' in the ``1st Membrane Structure Contest.'' (2024.3.15)

□ Nanase Kuroda's (B4) proposal won the Part-time Lecturer Award in the 2023 Graduation Design Selection Review. (2024.2.22)

□ Ken Tsubouchi, assistant professor at Sapporo City University (completed his doctoral course in 2021), published a peer-reviewed paper titled ``Actual status of use of collective relocation sites and consideration of residential planning from the perspective of changes in neighborhood relationships: Disaster prevention collective relocation promotion project in the Koizumi-cho district of Kesennuma City.'' Received the 2024 Architectural Institute of Japan Encouragement Award for ``Focusing on ``.

□ The English book “Community Relocation, Disasters and Climate Change in Asia-Pacific Region” edited by Professor Suguru Mori has been published.(2024.2.19)  *Can be purchased from Amazon in Japan

□ An article introducing the basic design proposal for the Kamishihoro Town Hall (wooden extension + central building 3 → 2nd floor reduction), which our laboratory is in charge of, was published in the Hokkaido Construction Newspaper on December 14, 2023. (2023.12.14)

□ Gentai Obuse (M.A., 2019) received the 2023 Urban Society of Japan Paper Award for his peer-reviewed paper, "Analysis of Issues in Local Livelihoods from the Perspective of Trial and Error in Creating Mobile Vending Usage Bases : Focusing on Business Development in Depopulated Areas in Hokkaido, Japan". (2023.11.4)
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Professor Suguru Mori has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.(2023.11.1)

□ Professor Suguru Mori has contributed to the improvement of the quality of the Journal of the Architectural Institute of Japan through more than a certain number of excellent reviews in the Transactions of the Architectural Institute of Japan, and has been awarded as a distinguished reviewer of the Transactions of the Architectural Institute of Japan. (2023.4.14) 

□ Ken Tsubouchi (Sapporo City University, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Completed in 2021) was awarded the 8th JSPS Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2022 for his doctoral dissertation, "A Study of Clinical Research Approach for Environment Transition in Community Relocation after the Great East Japan Earthquake". (2023.4.10)

□ Proposal by Daisuke Ozawa, Atsushi Saito (M1), and others won a prize at the 2nd Nippon Foundation Welfare Design Student CompetitionAwarded.​ (2023.3.14)

□ Shunki Sato (M1) received the Encouragement Award at the 2022 Hokkaido Branch Research Presentation Meeting of the City Planning Institute of Japan.(2022.11.26)

□ Atsushi Saito,thanksTamaki, OzawaThe proposal by Daisuke (M1) et al.Grand Prize at the Asia Sustainable Campus Network (ASCN) 2022 Annual ConferenceReceived "1st PLACE AWARD"(2022.11.24)

□ Ayaka Kitamura (M1) won the Young Excellent Presentation Award in the Architectural Planning Division of the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Hokkaido).(2022.11.18)

□ Takaaki Sawada (graduated in 2021) won the Young Excellent Presentation Award in the Architectural Planning Division of the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Architectural Institute of Japan (Hokkaido).(2022.11.18)

 Professor Suguru Mori will give a series of special lectures at the 2023 International Academic Conference without Borders hosted by South China University of Science and Technology.(2022.11.18)

 Professor Suguru Mori's project "Planning Theory for Sustainable Community Resettlement and Environmental Transfer in the Context of Natural Disaster and Climate Change" was introduced in the British science magazine "Impact".(2022.10.1)

 Information about the "International Symposium" that our laboratory will hold on December 23 and 24, 2022.(2022.6.8)

 Professor Suguru Mori's contribution "Sexual minorities (LBGBTQ+) and architecture" was published in the information magazine "Center Report" of the Hokkaido Architectural Guidance Center.(2022.4.1)

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