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Design has changed and expanded its role over time. The role of esthetics, giving form and colour. The role of process improvement, such as research, prototyping and communication. The role of strategy, business model building and vision definition. ......

These changes and expansions of roles have generally been developed as techniques by design professionals. On the other hand, as some people say "design is too important to be kept only for designers", nowadays design has also started to be used as a tool open to the general public and applied to creating and improving government services, social movements and the construction of autonomous ecosystems.

Until now, design has mainly played a problem-solving role in order to create what society needs. But can't design be used to create small things that have meaning for an individual, even if they are not necessarily needed by society at the moment?

We are all born with much creativity. However, as we grow up, many of us put invisible shackles on it, thinking that it is a talent of a few. What can design do to help us break these shackles and reclaim our inherit ability?

Context design is an approach to design that focuses on "narratives" or "weak contexts" of individuals and their interpretations. It allows each individual who comes into contact with the design to create his or her own "story". In other words, it is a creative activity and a method of "weaving together" in which the writer intends for the reader's independent involvement and multiple interpretations to emerge. The result is a creative activity in which the writer intends for the reader to become a writer and the consumer to become an expressionist.

本講座は、建築文化の理解を通じ、物事を多面的かつ柔軟にとらえる視点・視座・視野を身に着け、社会で活躍する人材を育成することを目指している。

担当教員の、雑誌編集や地域振興に実業で取り組んだ実体験を織り交ぜながら行う講義、またファッション・建築といった分野の第一線で活躍するゲスト講師を招いての講義に特徴がある。このことにより単なる知識・教養を身に着けるにとどまらない、より実践的な考え方・方法論を学ぶことができる。履修者には、各事象を自分のこととしてとらえ積極的に授業に参加する姿勢が求められる。

本講座は、次の考えの元構成されている。

・「建築」（Architecture）とは、単なる建物（Building）を超えた次元で成立している。

・その「建築」は、芸術性はもちろんのこと、経済・政治・法律など様々な制約のうえに成り立っており、重要な文化の構成要素であると同時に、社会的な存在である。

・ゆえに「建築」は時代的・社会的な背景や先人の思想等を読み取ることができるメディア（媒体）である。各建築の存在意義を検証し、そこから未来の社会の姿・あり方を構想する。

以上の視点から、毎回テーマに添った講義を行い、建築を通じて社会・文化を学び、問題意識を養い、既存の価値基準に囚われない自由な感覚・発想力を養う。

The class aims to provide the basic understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere and ocean. By omitting equations as much as possible, the history of the atmosphere and ocean, mechanism on wind and rain, will be introduced. Using the basic understanding, environmental issues such as global warming, air pollution, and heat island will be discussed in the class.

Imagine you have an ant in your hand. The ant does not know you are moving forward, nor you can crush it anytime. The ant is us human beings living on the Earth's surface. This course provides an introduction to learning how the Earth's dynamics works from the point of view of solid earth science. You will briefly learn the history of the Earth and its creations, and the consequent change in the environment. You will also learn the mechanism of an earthquake, a tsunami, and a volcanic eruption. You will feel the difference between time and space scales from your everyday life. (You can learn about fluid earth science in the class "Earth System B" held by Dr. Y. Miyamoto.)

This subject is a descriptive one. Explains in photos, animation and drawings the basics of both mechanical and materials engineering. No mathematical complications will be included. This subject is beneficial to all students especially those who are studying issues not related to engineering but will work in future in an Engineering Firm be it a maker or sellers of machinery or materials. Even those who may not work in such an environment, this subject will be helpful for them in their daily life when dealing with machines and materials.

This subject is complementary to other existing courses that tackle issues related to design. Thus students across all three faculties and the graduate schools will find this course applicable to them. Since SFC aims to prepare students to engage all kind of issues related to the society, Ergonomics will be a good addition to the knowledge of the graduates.

Tabletop! Advanced Discussion using Role-Playing Games (Online)

This class will engage students in Role-Playing (i.e., Tabletop Role-playing games (RPGs)) to learn about and experience different kinds of advanced interactions in English. This class is designed to create a rich, task-based approach to language learning where students must use their reading, speaking, and listening skills to (a) negotiate and cooperate with their fellow players to complete specific tasks in story-based games, (b) explore the role of language and identity, and (c) critically evaluate strategies necessary for the completion of those tasks.


This class is designed for improving fluency/pragmatic skills, and requires a high degree of conversation, listening, and creativity.

This class will be held entirely online, though if conditions permit we may hold occasional classes on campus.