Masashi Kawasaki

Process of the Navigation Systems Design in the Lake Biwa Canal Project

It is useful for infrastructure planning to learn the technologies of civil engineering in the past and study a process of urban development. We classify the transition of urban development along the Lake Biwa Canal that was based on the function of navigation systems, and consider the action of the infrastructure on urban development.The Lake Biwa Canal was constructed by using water from the Lake Biwa in the 19th century applying the latest technology in Meiji period. This canal has been produced a lot of amenity for about 100 years since the construction, in spite of disappearance of shipping there. It was found through our study that navigation systems was one of the most important function of the Lake Biwa Canal and this infrastructure played an important part in the urban development of Kyoto.

Design Research on Historical Transition of Concrete Products forming River-bank Protection Works

Concrete products have been the mainstream of River-bank Protection Works since beginning of the 20C. Because of their high flexibility, concrete products have changed into all kinds of shape reflecting the needs of the times. As the basic research on the river-landscape, we surveyed the design of concrete products historically. In this research, it is identified that concrete products could be classified into 3 genealogyfollowing different traditional methods of construction and their developement fall into 4 periods historically.

DESIGN OF STREET SIGNS IN KYOTO

街並みの景観を構成する変動要素の一つである商業サインは, 商業情報を記号として伝えるだけでなく, 特化した形態や色彩の意匠が, 街のイメージ形成に大きく影響を及ぼすことがある. 本研究は, 先斗町, 北山通りなど京都の新旧を代表する商業ストリートの中で, とくにその道らしさを表現する商業サインを抽出し, その意匠を評価した. そして, 各通りに共通するデザインの基調を考察し, サインが形成するメディアイメージを推察した.

Light and Shadows of Tivoli Park and the Parc de la Villette

Some examples of increasingly rare and beautiful light and shadows can be found in the urban parks. Their atomsphere is based on exceptional compositions of gardens, paths and amusement facilities. In Tivoli Park and the Parc de la Villette beautiful shadows are formed by unseen patterns and devices that take into account the cultural climate and urban life.The purpose of this study is to clarify and summarize the samples taken from actual two parks with an eye. We also try to make the design characteristics (arrangement of space and material, etc.) clear.