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The Algorithmic Design Lab. (ADL), as its name suggests, is a research group that conducts research and practice on the architectural design process called "algorithmic design.



At ADL, we are exploring the computability of architecture by writing down every design process related to architecture into computer algorithms. By doing so thoroughly, we will reveal what only humans can do and what designers should do, in other words, the (in)computability of architecture.



For more specific information about the activities, please see the following two lecture videos.

Algorithmic Design --- Growing architecture like plants ---(00:12:16)

Framework for Algorithmic Design(01:29:47)



If you are at all interested in ADL after watching these videos, please come to our lab.

Even if you are a beginner in architectural design or have no experience in programming, you are welcome. If you are interested but worried, please talk to the current ADL members first. We welcome motivated students who are willing to explore the (in)computability of architecture with us.

The Algorithmic Design Lab. (ADL), as its name suggests, is a research group that conducts research and practice on the architectural design process called "algorithmic design.



At ADL, we are exploring the computability of architecture by writing down every design process related to architecture into computer algorithms. By doing so thoroughly, we will reveal what only humans can do and what designers should do, in other words, the (in)computability of architecture.



For more specific information about the activities, please see the following two lecture videos.

Algorithmic Design --- Growing architecture like plants ---(00:12:16)

Framework for Algorithmic Design(01:29:47)



If you are at all interested in ADL after watching these videos, please come to our lab.

Even if you are a beginner in architectural design or have no experience in programming, you are welcome. If you are interested but worried, please talk to the current ADL members first. We welcome motivated students who are willing to explore the (in)computability of architecture with us.

“Cities have always been places where production and commerce, working and living are physically and functionally integrated. Only with the rise of modern industry have zoning regulations been introduced to separate these functions in space. However, what is the role of such regulations when industry is digitized increasingly emission-free, and based on innovation more than mass production? How should working and living be combined to make mobility and energy consumption become more sustainable? And what are the opportunities in creating urban areas based on social equity and resilience, in a volatile world characterized by digital disruption, migration and demographic shifts?” (The Industrious City, 2021, Lars Müller Publisher).

“Cities have always been places where production and commerce, working and living are physically and functionally integrated. Only with the rise of modern industry have zoning regulations been introduced to separate these functions in space. However, what is the role of such regulations when industry is digitized increasingly emission-free, and based on innovation more than mass production? How should working and living be combined to make mobility and energy consumption become more sustainable? And what are the opportunities in creating urban areas based on social equity and resilience, in a volatile world characterized by digital disruption, migration and demographic shifts?” (The Industrious City, 2021, Lars Müller Publisher).

This is a study group that aims to invent and discover new architecture with Erika Nakagawa.
We would thoroughly conduct the practice of considering the model as the most important tool.

The Algorithmic Design Lab. (ADL), as its name suggests, is a research group that conducts research and practice on the architectural design process called "algorithmic design.

At ADL, we are exploring the computability of architecture by writing down every design process related to architecture into computer algorithms. By doing so thoroughly, we will reveal what only humans can do and what designers should do, in other words, the (in)computability of architecture.

For more specific information about the activities, please see the following two lecture videos.
Algorithmic Design --- Growing architecture like plants ---(00:12:16)
Framework for Algorithmic Design(01:29:47)

If you are at all interested in ADL after watching these videos, please come to our lab.
Even if you are a beginner in architectural design or have no experience in programming, you are welcome. If you are interested but worried, please talk to the current ADL members first. We welcome motivated students who are willing to explore the (in)computability of architecture with us.

The Algorithmic Design Lab. (ADL), as its name suggests, is a research group that conducts research and practice on the architectural design process called "algorithmic design.

At ADL, we are exploring the computability of architecture by writing down every design process related to architecture into computer algorithms. By doing so thoroughly, we will reveal what only humans can do and what designers should do, in other words, the (in)computability of architecture.

For more specific information about the activities, please see the following two lecture videos.
Algorithmic Design --- Growing architecture like plants ---(00:12:16)
Framework for Algorithmic Design(01:29:47)

If you are at all interested in ADL after watching these videos, please come to our lab.
Even if you are a beginner in architectural design or have no experience in programming, you are welcome. If you are interested but worried, please talk to the current ADL members first. We welcome motivated students who are willing to explore the (in)computability of architecture with us.

This is a study group that aims to invent and discover new architecture with Erika Nakagawa.
We would thoroughly conduct the practice of considering the model as the most important tool.

The term "Algorithm" may give the impression that a computer is being used to automatically generate architecture. Indeed, programming is an essential skill in ADL. An algorithm is a procedure for solving a certain problem, so as long as the procedure is clear, it is not so difficult to translate it into a computer program and generate architecture in an algorithmic way. No, a programming language is a kind of language, and like English, it takes a certain amount of time to be able to program at will. But anyone can learn to program if they put in the time.

What is really difficult is the opposite. In other words, it is much more difficult to view architecture in an algorithmic manner than to create architecture in an algorithmic manner. To see architecture in an algorithmic way means to explore the laws that lie behind seemingly different architectural groups. The search for the laws of architecture is something that many people have been doing since the birth of architectural science. It is not unique to ADL. However, the architectural design process is still often a black box. Therefore, many students who aspire to become architects tend to rely on their sense, experience, and intuition to design architecture.

At ADL, we also do algorithmic architecture, but we spend a lot of time looking at architecture in an algorithmic way. This is because if we can "see various architectural groups as different manifestations = forms, generated from the same laws = forms," we can reverse the process and "create various architectural groups = forms, using the same laws = forms.

In this way, ADL explores the computability of architecture by writing down every design process related to architecture into a computer algorithm. By doing so thoroughly, the computational "un-"possibilities of architecture and the city will emerge, i.e., what only humans can do and what designers should do.

For more specific activities, please see the following two lecture videos.
Algorithmic Design - Growing Architecture Like Growing Plants-(00:12:16)
Framework of algorithmic design(01:29:47)

If you are at all interested in ADL after watching these videos, please come to our study group.
Even if you are a beginner in architectural design or have no programming experience, you are welcome. If you are interested but concerned, please talk to a current ADL member first. We welcome motivated students who are willing to explore the computational (un)possibilities of architecture with us.

The Algorithmic Design Lab. (ADL), as its name suggests, is a research group that conducts research and practice on the architectural design process called "algorithmic design.

At ADL, we are exploring the computability of architecture by writing down every design process related to architecture into computer algorithms. By doing so thoroughly, we will reveal what only humans can do and what designers should do, in other words, the (in)computability of architecture.

For more specific information about the activities, please see the following two lecture videos.
Algorithmic Design --- Growing architecture like plants ---(00:12:16)
Framework for Algorithmic Design(01:29:47)

If you are at all interested in ADL after watching these videos, please come to our lab.
Even if you are a beginner in architectural design or have no experience in programming, you are welcome. If you are interested but worried, please talk to the current ADL members first. We welcome motivated students who are willing to explore the (in)computability of architecture with us.

This is a study group that aims to invent and discover new architecture with Erika Nakagawa.
We would thoroughly conduct the practice of considering the model as the most important tool.

　This study group will deal with events related to cities and regions. Specifically, for example, "urban planning, regional planning, urban development, city center revitalization, compact city, walkable, land use, historic landscape preservation, disaster recovery, public-private partnerships, and renovated urban planning" are some of the keywords.
　The purpose of this study group is to cultivate the ability to understand urban and regional issues and their backgrounds, and to develop a process and methods for solving these issues, through reading books on urban development, field surveys, and fieldwork.
　And, this study group will also include presentations and discussions on the progress of graduation projects.

In this seminar, participants will learn about the evolution of urban space and current practices. We will examine the most important dimensions that influence the development of towns and cities today and how factors such as transportation, politics, and culture are reflected in the spatial and temporal organization of the urban environment. Through case studies of urban space and architecture, the course will also focus on analysing residential spatial space by studying the interrelationships between the users of space and the designed space.
Using discussions and presentations, students are encouraged to analyse their spatial experience by applying theoretical concepts.

In this seminar, participants will learn about the evolution of urban space and current practices. We will examine the most important dimensions that influence the development of towns and cities today and how factors such as transportation, politics, and culture are reflected in the spatial and temporal organization of the urban environment. Through case studies of urban space and architecture, the course will also focus on analysing residential spatial space by studying the interrelationships between the users of space and the designed space.
Using discussions and presentations, students are encouraged to analyse their spatial experience by applying theoretical concepts.

The research group aims to clarify the scientific basis of food and supplements, and to achieve health from the perspective of medical food and the same source. Students will learn through reading in circles, group work, and basic experiments in order to improve their basic knowledge of metabolism, nutrition, and health. Eventually, we would like to expand our activities to social activities in collaboration with various other research group projects working on IT, policy, city planning, etc. Research is not all pleasure, but it also requires persistent mental strength. We welcome those who can find delight in actually working with their hands and creating new concepts, not just knowledge.

This research group aims to develop the results of another research group that focuses on basic research (“Research Group2”, please take a look at it) into social applications. In this research group, we will cooperate with various corporations, local governments, civic organizations, and other research group projects in the field of English education, IT, policy, and community development to achieve a society where people can live happily.

The research group aims to clarify the scientific basis of food and supplements, and to achieve health from the perspective of medical food and the same source. Students will learn through reading in circles, group work, and basic experiments in order to improve their basic knowledge of metabolism, nutrition, and health. Eventually, we would like to expand our activities to social activities in collaboration with various other research group projects working on IT, policy, city planning, etc. Research is not all pleasure, but it also requires persistent mental strength. We welcome those who can find delight in actually working with their hands and creating new concepts, not just knowledge.

This research group aims to develop the results of another research group that focuses on basic research (“Research Group2”, please take a look at it) into social applications. In this research group, we will cooperate with various corporations, local governments, civic organizations, and other research group projects in the field of IT, policy, and community development to achieve a society where people can live happily.

The research group aims to clarify the scientific basis of food and supplements, and to achieve health from the perspective of medical food and the same source. Students will learn through reading in circles, group work, and basic experiments in order to improve their basic knowledge of metabolism, nutrition, and health. Eventually, we would like to expand our activities to social activities in collaboration with various other research group projects working on IT, policy, city planning, etc. Research is not all pleasure, but it also requires persistent mental strength. We welcome those who can find delight in actually working with their hands and creating new concepts, not just knowledge.

The research group aims to clarify the scientific basis of food and supplements, and to achieve health from the perspective of medical food and the same source. Students will learn through reading in circles, group work, and basic experiments in order to improve their basic knowledge of metabolism, nutrition, and health. Eventually, we would like to expand our activities to social activities in collaboration with various other research group projects working on IT, policy, city planning, etc. Research is not all pleasure, but it also requires persistent mental strength. We welcome those who can find delight in actually working with their hands and creating new concepts, not just knowledge.

This research group aims to develop the results of another research group that focuses on basic research (“Research Group2”, please take a look at it) into social applications. In this research group, we will cooperate with various corporations, local governments, civic organizations, and other research group projects in the field of IT, policy, and community development to achieve a society where people can live happily.

The research group aims to clarify the scientific basis of food and supplements, and to achieve health from the perspective of medical food and the same source. Students will learn through reading in circles, group work, and basic experiments in order to improve their basic knowledge of metabolism, nutrition, and health. Eventually, we would like to expand our activities to social activities in collaboration with various other research group projects working on IT, policy, city planning, etc. Research is not all pleasure, but it also requires persistent mental strength. We welcome those who can find delight in actually working with their hands and creating new concepts, not just knowledge.

This research group aims to develop the results of another research group that focuses on basic research (“Research Group2”, please take a look at it) into social applications. In this research group, we will cooperate with various corporations, local governments, civic organizations, and other research group projects in the field of English education, IT, policy, and community development to achieve a society where people can live happily.

The research group aims to clarify the scientific basis of food and supplements, and to achieve health from the perspective of medical food and the same source. Students will learn through reading in circles, group work, and basic experiments in order to improve their basic knowledge of metabolism, nutrition, and health. Eventually, we would like to expand our activities to social activities in collaboration with various other research group projects working on IT, policy, city planning, etc. Research is not all pleasure, but it also requires persistent mental strength. We welcome those who can find delight in actually working with their hands and creating new concepts, not just knowledge.

This research group aims to develop the results of another research group that focuses on basic research (“Research Group2”, please take a look at it) into social applications. In this research group, we will cooperate with various corporations, local governments, civic organizations, and other research group projects in the field of English education, IT, poThis lab practices regional development of health and welfare through trial and error in the field, aiming for the longevity of individual health and the formation of a healthy community. We promote the practices on a lot of results of another group’s basic research on health science.
Japan is at the forefront of the rapid aging of the world's population, with an estimated 30% of the population over 65 years old by 2030 and over 40% by 2055. As we move toward the world's most super-aged society, how can we build a society where the Japanese people can live happily? This critical situation, in which Japan is the first country in the world to experience a super-aging society, is also an opportunity to create solutions that will change the world.
In the midst of these international issues, the "regional development" is not something that can be completed in a single area, but is made up of a complex and multilayered intertwining of diverse human relationships and issues within a region. At the present on January 2022, we have such research topics below:
1. Online medical system with Shonan Kei’iku Hospital; organizing basic smartphone lessons and further applied lessons promoting online rehabilitation and telemedicine for the elderly people, making walking courses and building a system for health checkups for participants by a doctor in orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists in charge of online rehabilitation.
2. Inclusive education in the Kenko Forest; promoting medical research and social systems research, in cooperation with Miura Dolphins and Shinshu University, that create a place where people with disabilities can experience the "excitement of nature" together with their families and friends.
3. Shonandai art square project; planning and operating programs to make Shonandai a town full of art and music in the basement of Shonandai Station, where a street piano has been installed.
4. Horse school project; uncovering a history of local horse race in Endo & Goshomi area and creating with horse owners and horse clubs its modern culture which holds leisure experiences of draft horses, caring for horses, etc.
5. “Wa herb project; learning, collecting, harvesting, processing and using “Wa Herb” which is traditional and native plants in Japan with medical healthy effects but was seldom taken recently as healthy foods.
6. Gombachi Project; inventing a new high-quality brand of Fujisawa through cropping, harvesting and cooking many kind of agricultural products, and planning a new style of firm stay for rural development.
7. “Green Lifestyle Business” with Tokyu Fudosan HD; making a new lifestyle in the era of “With COVID-19” as well as global issues like SDGs or Global Warming with the urban users of Tokyu brands which now face challenges of creating innovative and intercultural business in suburban and resort areas in Japan.
8. Our urban design of “Bloom City”; Combining all topics above and planning and promoting the central works of “Kei’iku Festival” in the wide cooperation over the residents, civil organizations, local industries and global companies, universities, hospitals, municipality in and around Fujisawa city.

A variety of researchers, policy maker, corporate executives and practitioners of regional development in Health Science Lab, SFC Research Institutes, support your researches. One of our professionals is Gouta Miura who is a former Olympic skier, the son of Yuichiro Miura and a researcher on antiaging and Research Topic 2, and is Shonan Kei’iku Hospital which many doctors and specialists in all Japan come and collaboratively study at its laboratory and which creates environment with our lab for policy advocacy to municipality, prefectural and government administration offices.

Students are expected to participate in one or some of the research topic above, or to propose their own original research themes. Students need to discover new concepts that will form the basis of original and effective social action proposals based on research and practice focusing on the propagation of healthy welfare among people, the individual physical and mental health, and the state of a “healthy city”. This lab and the another lab of fundamental research on health science work in tandem and open up an innovative path for regional development of health and welfare. We are sincerely looking forward to the students who are willing to break through conventional common sense and social conventions, to find a way out of difficult times, and to work from Fujisawa toward the realization of a better Japan and world.
licy, and community development to achieve a society where people can live happily.