Curriculum Vitae of Hirano

Name ( first / family ): Katsuya HIRANO

Affiliation: Assistant Professor

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

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