English CV

Curriculum Vitae of Hirano

Name ( first / family ): Katsuya HIRANO

Affiliation: Associate Professor

Dept. of Human-Social Information Sciences,

Graduate School of Information Sciences,

Tohoku University , Tohoku University, Japan.

Nationality: Japanese

Date of Birth: 16 September 1968

Academic Career and Work Experiences:

1991 – B.Eng Tokyo University, JAPAN

1993 – M.Eng Tokyo University, JAPAN

1993 – Engineer, the Ministry of Construction, JAPAN

1995 – Research Associate, Tohoku University, JAPAN

2000 – D.Eng Tokyo University, JAPAN

2001 – Assitant Professor, Tohoku University, JAPAN

2008 – Associate Professor, Tohoku University, JAPAN

Design Advisor of Tohoku Regional Construction Bureau, Ministry of Construction
Japan.

Research interest:

The Meaning of Urban Street and Structure, Visual Qualities
of Cities

i. Clarification of physical or semiotic factor which determines the
meaning or image of the street and urban landscape.

ii. Clarification of individuality in Japanese city from design policy
point of view.

Doctoral Dissartation

“Street Facade Message Theory and Its application for Commercial
Street”

Doctor of Engeenering ( University of Tokyo) 12/2/2000

Major Publications:

1. T.Fukui, O.Shinohara, K.Hirano:

“Characteristics of Street-scape in Commercial Area According to the
Type of the Media of Shops and Restaurants”, (in Japanese)

Infrastructure Planning Review, No.13, Aug.1996, pp.461-468

2. K.Shinya, O.Shinohara, U.Saito, K.Hirano,

“An Analysis of Commercial Streets’ Characteristics Focusing on a Role
of Sound Information”, (in Japanese)

Infrastructure Planning Review, No.14, Aug.1997, pp.497-504

3. K.Hirano, et al

“An Analytical Method on the Image of Shops and Restaurants from the
Communication Media Point of View”(in Japanese)

Infrastructure Planning Review, No.15,Sep. 1998, pp453-450

4.HIRANO,K ,et al

“An Analysis of Cognitive Structure on Street Images”

Infrastructure Planning Review, No.17, 2000, pp525-532

5.HIRANO.K ,et al

“An Analysis of  the Composition of the Commercial Area
with an Image Type of Streets”

Infrastructure Planning Review, No.17, 2000, pp533-540

Abstract of these papers