Design engineering is an area of study which truly exemplifies the motto of our college from creation to integration. Design addresses the fundamental relationship and interaction between human and societal factors, our living environment, and scientific and technological capabilities. The study of design from the perspective of the relationship among commodities, human beings, and their environment; production and communication methods should be studies in integrated way.
To achieve the goals of effective interaction between human beings, symbiosis with nature, and industrial or economical problems in the community, a comprehensive approach that integrate the benefits of all the design sciences should be used. The graduate program aims to equip students to do highly professional service in their chosen fields or to work as researchers in the various fields of design engineering. The program is composed of the following four divisions: Industrial Design Study of industrial design methodologies aimed at promoting harmony between commodities and the human life.
Environmental Design Study of the theory and application of environmental design methodologies aimed at harmonizing design objects and their surrounding environments, and their practical application
Universal Design and Ergonomics Planning of universal design and its evaluation, as well as its application to design for social welfare.
Living Science of Design Planning of better life environments, including study of materials planning and the formulation of modern life design with consideration for the historical change of design.
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Professor MASUOKA Kazuo
Practical Research on Renewal of Regional Functions and Amplification
Industrial Design
kmasuoka
Professor MOROZUMI Kiyotaka
Research and Development of Interaction Design, Product Design
Industrial Design
morozumi
Professor NIHEI Hiroatsu
Practical Research of Architectural Design
Environmental Design
hnihei
Associate Professor ARAI Toshiya
Research and Production of Bronze Sculptures by Lost Wax Casting, Research on Basic Design and Art
Environmental Design
arai
Associate Professor NISHINO Toshinobu
Research and Restoration of Old Architecture and Traditional Street Scape
Environmental Design
tnishino
Professor NASHIHARA Hiroshi
Research and Development of Universal Design and Product Design
Universal Design and Ergonomics
nasihara
Professor HARADA Hajime
Ergonomic Design, Development of Evaluation Methods for Workload
Universal Design and Ergonomics
h-harada
Professor ISHIKAWA Yoshimi
Designing Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Quality in Consideration of Energy Conservation
Living Science of Design
yishikaw
Professor SHOJI Akiko
History of Modern Design and Bruno Taut's Design Activities
Living Science of Design
asyoji
Professor YOSHIDA Akihiro
Study on the Discoloration of Organic Dyes Study on the Strength of LVL(Laminated Veneer Lumber)
