Kenjiro MATSUURA

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering,Mie Univ.

1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan 514-8507
tel: +81-59-231-9477, fax: +81-59-231-9452

Majors:
Urban Design , Urban Planning , Regional Planning
Current Research Interests:
Forming and transfiguration of Civic Center in cases of Japanese Castle Towns
Education:
Ph.D (Doctor of Engineering), Waeda University, March 2005.
Master of Engineering, Waeda University, March 1996.
Bachelor of Engineering, Waeda University, March 1994.
Academic Employment:
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering,Mie Univ., April 2006-Present.
Reseach Associate , Graduate School of Engineering,Mie Univ., May 2001-March 2006
Researcher , Japan Center for Cities, May 1999-April 2001
Part-Time Researcher , Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Octorber 1998-April 1999
Staff , Akira Ozawa Architectual Design Studio, April 1996 - Sepember 1998.
Other Positions:
Part-Time Lecturer , Suzuka Junior College , April 2002-Present.
Part-Time Lecturer , Nagoya University of Arts , Octorber 2006-Present.
Part-Time Lecturer , Tsu City College, Octorber 2006-March 2007.
Teaching:
Urban Design and Regional Planning
Architecrural Design and Drawing
Research Skills:
Passed National Examination of Japanese Licensed First-Class Registered Architect in 1998
Books:
(1)Kenjiro MATSUURA and Katsutoshi NONAKA ed."Design of Garden City Region", [in Japanese], Waseda Institute of Urban and Regional Studies , 2008.5
(2)Kenjiro MATSUURA and Kenji KOHSAKA ed. " Guide Book of Modern Architectures in Tokai Area ", [in Japanese], Architecural Journal , p.p.84-87 , 2006.4
(3)Kenjiro MATSUURA and Satoshi ASANO ed. "Dreams of urban planning", [in Japanese], Jurinsha , p.p.134-137 , 2006.3
(4)Kenjiro MATSUURA and Shigeru SATOH ed. "Japanese Castle town - illustration with drawings ", [in Japanese], Kajima Institute Publishing Co.,Ltd., Tokyo , p.p.34-35,44-57,94-95,108-113,116-119,148-149 , 2002
Main Papers with Referee:
(1)Kenjiro MATSUURA , Hirohisa NINOYU, Tomohiro IWASA and Masuro URAYAMA , 'A Study on Factors and Ways for Preservation of Municipal Office Buildings from a View Point of Urban Design - Case Study of Prefectural Capital Cities based on Japanese Castle Towns-',[in Japanese],Journal of the City Planning Institute of JAPAN, No.42, pp. 445-450, 2007.11
(2)Masuro URAYAMA , Yosiki AIBA and Kenjiro MATSUURA , 'A Study on the Cooperative River Management of NPO, River Authority and Local Citizens - A Case of "Asakura-Gawa Ikusui Forum" as a NPO in Toyohasi City, Aichi Prefecture -',[in Japanese],Journal of the City Planning Institute of JAPAN, No.42, pp. 829-834, 2007.11
(3)Kenjiro MATSUURA , Tomohiro IWASA and Masuro URAYAMA 'A Study of Spatial Characteristics and Urban Design of Civic Center formed in the Meiji and Taisho Era - Case Study of 39 Prefectural Capital Cities.'[in Japanese],Journal of the City Planning Institute of JAPAN, No.41, pp. 917-922, 2006.11
(4)Shinjiro SAKAMOTO , Kenjiro MATSUURA and Masuro URAYAMA, 'A Study on Shop Accumulation by Community Planning for Tourism on The Yakimono-Stroll-Road District in Tokoname City , Aichi Prefecture.'[in Japanese],Journal of the City Planning Institute of JAPAN, No.41, pp. 1025-1030, 2006.11
(5)Kenjiro MATSUURA and Masuro URAYAMA,'A Study on Citizen's Maintenance and Use of Roads planted Street Trees with Edible Fruits.'[in Japanese],Papers on Environmental Information Science No.20,p.p.223-228,2006.11
(6)Kenjiro MATSUURA, Hirohisa NINOYU and Masuro URAYAMA: 'The Reorganizarion and Urban Design of Civic Center by War Rehabilitation Project after the World War II in Prefectual Capital Cities based on Japanese Castle-Towns.'[in Japanese], Jounal of Architecture and Planning , Transactions of Architectural Institute of Japan, No. 608, p.p. 89-96, 2006.10
(7)Kenjiro MATSUURA : '3D Spatial Composition of Civic Center in the Early Showa Era with Bird's -Eye View Pictures by Yoshida Hatsusaburo in Cases of 18 Prefectual Capital Cities based on Japanese Castle-Towns.'[in Japanese], Jounal of Architecture and Planning , Transactions of Architectural Institute of Japan, No. 602, p.p. 105-112, 2006.4
(8)Kenjiro MATSUURA, Satoshi KUSAKABE , Yoshihiro YOKOTA , Yosuke YAMAGUCHI and Masuro URAYAMA,'Urban Design of Civic Center in prefectural capital Cities based on Japanese Castle-Towns in the early Showa era.'[in Japanese] , Jounal of Architecture and Planning , Transactions of Architectural Institute of Japan, No. 588, p.p. 87-94, 2005.2
(9)Kenjiro MATSUURA, Yoshihiro YOKOTA , Satoshi KUSAKABE , Masuro URAYAMA and Shigeru SATOH,'A Study on Forming Civic Center and Urban Renewal in Prefectural Capital Cities based on Japanese Castle-Towns in the Meiji and Taisho era. '[in Japanese], Jounal of Architecture and Planning , Transactions of Architectural Institute of Japan, No. 581, p.p. 67-74, 2004. 7
(10)Kenjiro MATSUURA, and Masuro URAYAMA,'A Study of forming Civic Center and Urban Renewal in five Military Cities based on Japanese Castle-Towns in the Meiji Era. '[in Japanese], Papers on City Planning Review NO.37,p.p.499-504,2002.11
(11)Kenjiro MATSUURA,'The state and problems about community policy and so on in local governments.' [in Japanese], . Paper on City Planning NO.36,p.p.817-822,2001.11
The newest renewal day : 29 May 2008

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