Associate Degree Program

Department of Architecture and Structural Engineering

・Curriculum for April 2010-March 2011
・Academic Staff
・Meet Our Teacher
・Main Laboratory Equipment for Department of Architecture and Structural Engineering

Architecture and structural engineering consist mainly of four fields: structure, environment, planning, and designing. Students therefore need a diverse education, not only in natural sciences such as mathematics and physics, but also in the humanities such as history and arts. In the Department of Architecture and Structural Engineering, students acquire technical knowledge and skills to plan and design safe and comfortable living spaces, ranging from small private homes to large cities. The curriculum includes building construction, construction environment, computer drawing, computer graphics, and architectural model production. Graduates find jobs at architectural design offices, housing contracting firms, and construction companies; many graduates acquire a license as the first-class architect and have been active in this field.

The Department of Architecture and Structural Engineering has been accepting international students from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Iran, Brazil, Gabon, and other countries. While studying here, all international students enjoy the Japanese life style such as taking off their shoes before entering a home, and sitting on the floor, not in a chair. In Hiroshima, we have some notable architecture including the A-bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shrine, each of which is designated as a World Cultural Heritage Site. This environment is suitable for studying architecture. After graduating from KNCT, most international students choose to attend other universities and graduate schools and serve in active roles as architectural engineers. Currently, Gregory Leopold Robert (5^th year) is studying in this department. He is from Gabon in Africa, and is hoping to transfer to a four-year university.

Curriculum for April 2010-March 2011

Required Subject
Graduation Research
Required Elective Subjects	Elective Subjects
Applied physics Information Processing CAD/CG Construction Technology of Building Structures Architectural Introduction Architectural Planning and Design City Planning Architectural Design and Drawing Plastic Arts History of Architecture Architectural Design Structural Mechanics Architectural Materials Creation and Research Practice Structural Mechanics Practice Reinforced Concrete Structure Steel Structure Geotechnical Engineering Disaster Prevention Engineering Architectural Environmental Engineering Building Equipment Environmental Design RC Structural Design Building Regulations Execution of Works Technical English Introduction for Interior Surveying Ethics of Architects and Building Engineers Applied Mathematics Welfare and Dwelling Environment Real Estate Regulations Reading in Technical Literature Exercises of Engineer Qualification Seminar	Vibration Engineering Steel Structural Design Experiments of Structural Engineering Architectural Design and Drawing Experiments of Architectural Environment Career Development Seminar Practice Outside the Campus

Academic Staff

Title	Name	Subjects
Professor, Dr. Eng.	Masaru Teraoka	Construction Technology of Building Structures, Structural Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, Experiments of Structural Engineering, Plastic Design of Steel Structures, Execution of Work, Ethics of Architects and Building Engineers Advanced Experiments
Professor, Dr. Eng.	Hiroshi Shinobe	Architectural Introduction, Architectural Planning and Design, Architectural Design and Drawing, Welfare and Dwelling Environment, City Planning, City and Regional Planning, Planning and Drawing
Professor, Dr. Eng.	Yosuke Izumi	Information Processing, Architectural Design and Drawing, Structural Mechanics, Structural Mechanic Practice, Creation and Research Practice, Structural Design of Steel Structure, Exercise of Engineer Qualification, Reading in Technical Literature, Earthquake Resistant Structure
Professor	Yoshiyuki Nishimiya	Architectural Design and Drawing, Building Regulations, Planning and Drawing, Plastic Arts
Associate Professor	Katsuaki Monzen	Structural Mechanics, Information Processing, Structural Design (Reinforced Concrete Building), Steel Structure, Vibration Engineering, Disaster Prevention Engineering, Advanced Experiments
Associate Professor, Dr. Eng.	Jitsuro Mase	Plastic Arts, Architectural Design and Drawing, CAD/CG, Introduction for Interior, Architectural Design, Environmental Design
Associate Professor, Dr. Eng.	Kazunori Matsuno	Structural Material, Reinforced Concrete Structure, Technical English, Experiments of Structural Engineering, Advanced Experiments, Planning and Drawing Concrete Structures
Associate Professor, Dr. pH. D.	Shinko Sasaki	Architectural Design and Drawing Reading in Technical Literature
Lecturer, pH. D.	Yoshiaki Yamato	Architectural Design and Drawing, Architectural Environment Engineering, Building Equipment, Environmental Design, Experiments of Architectural Environment, Environmental Ergonomics, Human ThermopHysiology
Lecturer, Dr. Eng.	Hideo Tomita	Plastic Arts, Architectural Design and Drawing, History of Architecture, Architectural Design, Exercise of Engineer Qualification, History of Modern Design
Assistant Professor, Dr. Eng	Yutaka Niho	Information Processing, Creation and Research Practice, Surveying
Assistant Professor, Dr. Eng	Reiko Shimokura	Architectural Planning and Design, Architectural Design and Drawing, Reading in Technical Literature, Advanced Experiments
Part-time Lecturers	Yuji Hirata	Real Estate Regulations
	Yoshinobu Kageyama	Architectural Design and Drawing
	Yutaka Yoshida	Architectural Design and Drawing

Main Laboratory Equipment for Department of Architecture and Structural Engineering

Laboratory	Main Equipment
Materials and Structure Experimental Laboratory	- Experimental equipment of material strength - Experimental equipment and measurement equipment of structures - Experimental tools of materials - Data logger
Environment Laboratory	- Measurement equipment of sound effect - Measurement equipment of atmospHere - Measurement equipment of optics
Drafting Laboratory	- Drafting instruments
Digital Multipurpose Laboratory	- CAD CG system
Planning Laboratory	- Architectural models
Others	- Constructing tools - Surveying equipment