Abstract

Diverse architectural designs relevant to disaster planning are readily apparent in Japan. In this section, six examples are introduced, some were to design to prevent damage from future disasters such as strong wind, fire, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Others are the results of disasters themselves. Historically, a regions disasters are closely connected to its climate and geography, and these environments had developed some regional characteristic vernacular designs. Rudofsky called architecture of vernacular, anonymous, spontaneous, indigenous, and rural in the world, in Architecture without Architects. However, we will now observe such vernacular villages from the viewpoint of disaster management.

Keywords: Fritz Elodie