Research field (1):
Architectural history and design
Research keywords (13):
Global South
, Africa
, Ethiopia
, South East Asia
, East Asia
, Japan
, Tokyo
, Hokkaido
, cultural heritage
, architectural history
, urban history
, informal settlements
, 3D measurement
Research theme for competitive and other funds (20):
2022 - 2027 Creation of the model inheriting area context for improvement of informal settlements and application to areas with compounded critical issues
2024 - 2025 Developing Digital Human Resources and Creating Digital Archives for Architectural Heritage in Africa
2024 - 2024 Tokyo Digital Heritage Workshop 2024
2021 - 2024 VR建築教育のための3Dアーカイブ作成に関する研究
2019 - 2024 Development of Architectural Preservation Method in Africa: Focusing on Urban Mutual Network
2022 - 2023 Recording the Chise Building Technique of Kamikawa Ainu
2023 - 2023 Collaborative Research on the Relationship between Mirrored Decorations (Aina Qari) and Japanese Artifacts in Late 19th Century Persian Architecture
2022 - 2023 Tsukishima 3 chome Digital Twin Project
2022 - 2022 MA Exhibition Executive Committee (architecture) lecture, demonstration, workshop in Iran
2021 - 2022 Spatial analysis of the Mansion Museum in Tabriz, Iran
2017 - 2020 Comprehending area's context and proposal of improvement in informal settlements in Accra, Ghana
2018 - 2019 マダガスカルにおける歴史都市の実態調査
2015 - 2018 Studies on the Creation of Historical Infrastructure on the basis of Fishery Zones by the Indigenous and the Immigrant in the Coastal Areas of Hokkaido
2012 - 2013 Study on Urbanity and Heritage in Ethiopia: Deterioration of Historical District and Housing Conditions
2011 - 2013 紅海沿岸地域における交易都市の生成とその衰退化問題に関する研究
2011 - 2012 Study on the Formation of Historical Environment and Degradation Problem in Ethiopia
2011 - ミャンマー、パテイン地域コミュニティ施設建設プロジェクト
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Papers (17):
Yoko Watanabe Ito, Norika Ogashiwa, Rumi Okazaki, Yuya Oba, Shinichi Ito, Nanae Ishikawa, Chihiro Takahashi. Research on Architectural Survey Using Photogrammetry of Mitsumine Shrine Zuishin Gate. Proceedings of the16th South East Asian Technical University Consortium (SEATUC). 2022
Mowa Ebashi, Satoshi Ise, Madoka Okada, Miwa Sugita, Nobuhiro Shimizu, Rumi Okazaki, Seth Asare Okyere, Motoki Shimoda, Shigemi Matsubara, Michihiro Kita. A Study on the Mechanism of Management Regarding Actual Condition of Construction and Maintenance for the Water and Sanitation in Informal Settlement. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 2021. 86. 779. 61-71
Nobuhiro Shimizu, Alula Tesfay, Rumi Okazaki, Ephrem Telele, Riichi Miyake. How Has a Local Settlement Urbanized in Mekelle, Ethiopia? Case of ïnda Mesqel’s Development as One of the Aspects of Urbanization Process. Annales d'Éthiopie. 2019. 32. 211-240
Rumi Okazaki. Study on Urban Formation of Historical Center and Heritage Risk in Ethiopia -Degradation of Living Conditions in Historical Districts. Keio University. 2015
Rumi Okazaki. Photographic Archive of Ethiopian Architectural Heritage. Digital Picture Library for Area Studies, The National Museum of Ethnology, Japan. 2022
Rumi Okazaki. 建築博物館委員会ラウンドテーブル 西アフリカの建築遺産の危機とその記録をめぐって. Journal of architecture and building science. 2017. 134. 1731
Rumi Okazaki. Architecture for Emergencies. Domus. 2015
The Addis Ababa House: A Typological Analysis of Urban Heritage in Ethiopia1886-1936
DOM Publishers 2024 ISBN:9783869228679
Green, Green and Tropical: Woodified Architecture in Southeast Asia
2020
Fortification and Defensive City: Conference Papers for ICOFORT International Conference in Hikone
2019
境界線から考える都市と建築,
鹿島出版会 2017
Atsuta Re-Vision for Hokkaido
Flick Studio 2013
Lectures and oral presentations (89):
Architectural Heritage in Addis Ababa
(2024)
Guardians of Tradition: Preserving the Last Hidmos of Mekelle
(2024)
Report on the International Workshop on Majestic Cinema Restoration in Stone Town, Zanzibar
(22nd African comittee, Japan Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage 2024)
Synergizing Archival Research and 3D Field Documentation for Preserving Endangered Vernacular Architecture in Tigray
(ELIAS-SCOLMA Joint meeting 2024)
State of Architectural Urban Heritage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Towards Sustainable Rural-Urban Development of Human Settlement 2024)
2020/04 - 2022/03 Architectural Institute of Japan African Urbanism and Architecture Special Committee
2018 - 2019 ICOFORT国際会議2018実行委員会
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Awards (3):
2022/04 - Japan Association for Nilo-Ethiopian Studies Best Presentation Award, 31st Annual Conference of Japan Association for Nilo-Ethiopian Studies Mapping Urban Heritages: The Case of Sekota, Ethiopia
2022/02 - 16th South East Asian Technical University Consortium (SEATUC) Bronze prize, Track 3: Informatics, Innovative Poster Award 3D Digital Archiving of Masonry Warehouses: Case of Yoichi, Hokkaido
2022/02 - 16th South East Asian Technical University Consortium (SEATUC) Silver prize, Track 3: Informatics, Innovative Poster Award 3D Digital Archiving of Ainu Houses
Association Membership(s) (4):
Japan Association for African Studies
, Japan ICOMOS National Committee
, Architectural Institute of Japan
, Japan Association for Nilo-Ethiopian Studies