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YanaseLabWebuildhouses,largestructuresandcities.Differentfromanyotheranimals,humansarecapableofchangingtheenvironmentdramatically.TheresultsofEnvironmentalpsychologystudiesnotonlyhelponimprovingtheenvironmentofthehumankindbutalsoprovidecriticaldatafordesigners,plannersandarchitects.Mylabisdoingthestudyonspacecognition,personalspace,territory,crowdingandbehaviorfortherealizationofbetterhumanasspacedesign.Almostallofourstudiestargetatpublicspace,andthestudysubjectsrangefromyoungchildrentoseniorcitizens.Amongouractivities,therearehighdemandsfortheattitudeandbehaviortohaveaninterestinthehumanenvironmentaswellasthephysicalenvironment.Therefore,makingextraeffortstounderstandabouttheprocessofsensation,perception,andcognitionisveryimportant.Weneedtokeepthinkingdeeplyaboutthehumanenvironment,andprovidetheprimaryreferencematerialstoimprovepersonalandpublicspace.RyotaYanaseAssociateprofessorSchoolofHumanSciences,WasedaUniv.Ph.D.(HumanScience)(2001),EnvironmentalPsychology,CognitivePsychologyThe existence of person have an influence on another in the room, and that degree vary with a partition(sho-ji). Thinking deeply aboutthe human environmentAlmost all of our studies target at public space, and the study subjects range from young children to senior citizens.Studentsoftengothiredbyconstructioncompanies,constructionequipmentmanufacturers,housingindustries,architecturaldesignconsultingcompany,governmentrelatedofficesandsoon…Theexperiencesgainedfromthinkingwithinterdisciplinaryknowledgearegoingtobeusefulinsolvingproblemsatthevariousfields.ArchitectureIn the FutureAfter GraduationMatsudaLabTherearemanykindsofwoodenbuildingsinJapan,forexamplehouses,schools,shrines,templesandsoon.Japanistheearthquakecountryandsoengineersmustdesignnewbuildingsthatcanwithstandtheseismicforces.However,traditionalbuildingshaveexistedforcenturiesthoughtheyarebuiltbasedontheexperiencesandskillsofcarpenters.Aretheyreallyearthquake-proofornot?Itisnotclearhowtheycanresistearthquakes.Itisexcitingtotacklesuchquestionsfromanengineeringpointofview.Thetraditionalbuildingssuchasfolkhouses,shrines,andtemplesareourculturalheritagesandarealiveevennow.Ourresearchwillclarifywhatmustbedonetoprotectthesebeautifultraditionalwoodenbuildingsfromearthquakes,topreservethem,andeventodesignnewones.ThisisanimportantsubjectforthefutureofJapan.MasashiroMatsudaAssistantProfessorTheUniversityofTokyoDr.Eng.(2006)Woodconstruction,StructuralcapacityofJapanesetraditionalwoodbuildingsMonitoring the seismic behavior of this traditional farmhouse with a thatched roof by strong motion accelerographsJapanese traditional wooden buildings to resist earthquakeStatic loading test of the wood frame of traditional construction houses in the Gassho style of Shirakawa-goByunderstandingthebasicbuildingstructuresanddoingresearchonwoodconstruction,youwillbeabletoworkactivelyinthefieldsofpreservationoftraditionalbuildingsandthestructuraldesignofwoodenbuildings.ArchitectureIn the FutureAfter Graduation39

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