Residential Areas of Tokyo

The "Residential Areas of Tokyo" are booklets planned, edited and published by the Research Comittee on Housing Problems of Kanto Chapter, Architectural Institute of Japan. The publishments are twice and, in corporation with the committee members and non-members, they introduce typical residential areas in Tokyo and Tokyo Metropolitan Region.

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1990year Publishment

<Contents>
Preface
Chapt.1 General Remarks
1-1 Prewar Expansions of the Tokyo Metropolis
1-2 Housing Development and Improvement of Urban Infrastructures
1-3 Moving-out of Factories from Residential-Industrial Mixed Land Use Area
1-4 Housing Development by Land Readjustment
1-5 Changes of Urban Structure and Residential Area
1-6 Residential Areas under Changes of Population Composition
1-7 Housing Developments by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation
1-8 Transitions of Housing Complex by Housing Corporation
1-9 Stock and Flow of Housing in the Tokyo Metropolitan Region
1-11 Inner City Housing under Expansion of Central Business District Area
Chapt.2 Existent Built-up Areas
2-1 Traditional Down Town Atmosphere: Shitaya, Negishi
2-2 Super High-rise Residents beside Old Terraced Houses: Tsukuda, Tsukishima
2-3 Community Development of the Abe House: Nishi-kata Cho
2-4 Community Improvement of the Old High Density Area: Kyojima
2-5 Progress of "New Residential-industrial Mixed Land Use": Higashi-kojiya
2-6 Residential-industrial Mixed Land Use Area in Itabashi-ku: Maeno-cho
2-7 Changes of Cheap Wooden Rent Apartment Area: Nishi-okubo 3chome
2-8 Community Improvement at the Foot of "Sunshine" Skyscraper: Higashi-ikebukuro
2-9 Tackling to Improvement under the "Community Improvement Municipal Law": Taishido
2-10 Post Olympic Condominiums: Akasaka and Aoyama
2-11 Inner City High Density Development with Full Urbanity: Hiroo Garden Hills
2-12 Private Sector Condominium Area in Down Town: Moto-Kaga
2-13 Changes of Urban Sprawl Area in Maturity: Amanuma 1chome
2-14 High Class Residential Area on a Planned Infrastrucutre: Yagumo
2-15 Prewar Residential Development under Trust System: Togoshi
2-16 Changes of Residential Area in the Aging of the Society: Matsunoki, Higashi-mukojima
Chapt.3 Suburban Residential Areas
3-1 New Residential Area on Reclaimed Land of Tokyo Bay: Inage Kaihin New Town
3-2 Housing Development by Land Readjustment: Tokiwadaira, Matsudo
3-3 Suburban Housings beyond the Tonegawa River: Mitsui Park City Moriya
3-4 Compatible Community Improvement of Commercial and Residential Use: Nakamachi, Atago/ Ageo
3-5 Mini Subdivision Development along the Toubu Isezaki Line: Kasukabe, Koshigaya
3-6 Housing Development in Historic Towns: Sannomiya, Kawagoe, Tokorozawa
3-7 Vanishing Urban Green, by Private Sector Housing Development: Tama Hills
3-8 Development of "A Town of 300thousand Populations": Tama New Town.1
3-9 Various Town-houses: Tama New Town.2
3-10 A Popular "Plus-one" Housing: Tama New Town.3
3-11 Pilot Projects of Tokyo Housing Corporation: Tama New Town.4
3-12 A New Model of Tokyo Metropolitan Council Housing: Tama New Town.5
3-13 Prewar Suburban Development; Now a Super High Standard Residential Area: Dennen Choufu
3-14 Garden City Development Succeeded until Today: Tama Garden City
3-15 Prewar Development That Created Today's Image of "Shonan": Kamakura-yama
Chapt.4 Public Developed Areas
(Housing Complex by Housing Corporation)
4-1 A Pioneer of Tokyo Bay Waterfront Developments: Harumi
4-2 A Large Scale Housing Complex and Station District Redevelopment: Akabane-dai
4-3 Various Attempts of Large Scale Housing Revelopment: Kita-suna 5chome
4-4 A Combination of Adjacency of Employment and Dwelling, and Improvement of Kanazawa Hakkei: Kanazawa Seaside Town
4-5 A Leap of Design Concept of Urban Middle Storey Housing: Susukino No.3
4-6 Born of Conversations with the Tenants: Cooperative House Shiroyama
4-7 A Housing Acclimatized with the Down Town Image: Kiba Koen Miyoshi
4-8 Giving Shape to the New "Kawasaki" Image: Sun Square Kawasaki
4-9 With Consideration to Historic Properties and Natrual Environment: Nishi-kokubunji Shiseki Dori
4-10 With Easy Access to Near Future Services: Hikarigaoka Park Town
4-11 An Attempt of Century Housing: Sakura/Tsukuba
(Housing Complex by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation)
4-12 Inner City Large Scale Housing Complex with Abundant Surrounding Facilities: Toyoma Heights
4-13 The Firsy Post-war Reinforced Concrete Council Housing, by Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Takanawa Apartment
4-14 Toward Regeneration of Large Scale Housing Complex: Musashi-murayama
4-15 Large Housing Complex on Tokyo No.7 Reclaimed Land: Tatsumi
4-16 High Rise Apartments on Artificial Foundation: Nishidai
4-17 Disaster Preventing Base of Kouto Delta Area: Shirahige-higashi
4-18 High Rise Housing in Place of Wooden Tokyo Metropolitan Council Housing: Nishi-Okubo
4-19 Population Restoration Project of Central Ward Chiyoda: Yobancho
4-20 Redevelopment of Removed Industrial Site: Minami-Suna
4-21 Rebuilt Sold Housing Complex by Tokyo Housing Supply Corporation: City-corp Kashiwagi

1978year Publishment

<Contents>
Preface
Chapt.1 (Outlines) Residential Area of Tokyo
1-1 Expansions of the Tokyo Metropolis
1-2 Transitions of Housing Conditions
1-3 Classifications of Tokyo's Residential Area
Chapt.2 Formation & Renewal of Existent Built-up Areas
(General Remarks)
2-1-1 Renewal of Existent Built-up Areas and Apartment Constructions
2-1-2 Formation of Residential-Industrial Mixed Land Use Area and Their Renewal
2-1-3 Formation of Common Residential Areas in Outer-ward Area and Their Renewal
2-1-4 Formation of Inferior Residential Areas and Their Renewal
(Particulars)
2-2 Old Residential Areas

Torigoe Kojima Area / Tsukuda-jima, Tsuki-shima / Azuma-cho (Kyojima, Sumida-ku) / Shimbashi Area / Yamatani Area and Surroundings
2-3 Residential-industrial Mixed Land Use Area

Arakawa Area / Funa-watari Area / Nukui Area
2-4 Apartment Areas

Nishi-Okubo / Shibuya Honcho / Otsuka / Togoshi / Akasaka and Aoyama / Old Apartments / Reconstruction of Old Reinforced Concretement Apartments
2-5 Common Residential Areas

Dennen-chofu / Asagaya Minami / Yagumo, Meguro-ku
Chapt.3 Transition of Public Sector Housing Complex
(General Remarks)
3-1-1 Prewar Housing Provisions
3-1-2 Tokyo Metropolitan Coucil Housings & Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation
3-1-3 Transition of Housing Complex by Housing Corporation
(Particulars)
3-2 Prewar "Dojunkai" Apartments

Daikanyama Apartment / Edogawa Apartment / Sumitoshi Apartment / Kiyosuna Apartment
3-3 Coucil & Housing Supply Corporation Housing Housing

Kirigaoka Housing Complex (Coucil) / Toyama Heights (Coucil & Housing Supply Corporation) / Nishidai Housing Complex (Coucil & Housing Supply Corporation) / Minami Otsuka Apartment (Coucil) / Kusunoki Housing Complex (Coucil) / Housing Complex in Shirahige-higashi Area / Minami-suna Housing (Housing Supply Corporation) / Kawara-machi Housing Complex of Kawasaki City
3-4 Housing Complex by Housing Corporation ("Danchi" (suburban) Style Housings)

Hikarigaoka Housing Complex / Asagaya Housing Complex / Harumi High-rise Apartments / Hibarigaoka Housing Complex / Akabanedai Housing Complex / Souka Matsubara Housing Complex / Takanedai Housing Complex / Mogusa Housing Complex / Narakita Housing Complex / Urayasu (Imagawa and Miake-gawa Housing Complex) / Tama Newtown 5-3-3BL
3-5 Housing Complex by Housing Corporation ("Shigaichi" (inner city) Style Housings)

Large Scale Housing Redevelopment in the Kouto Area / Kitasuna 5chome Housing Complex / Tachibana 1chome Redevelopment Project / Kawaguchi Shibanzono Housing Complex / Kanazawachisaki Housing Complex /Isogo 3chome Housing Complex / Takashimadaira Housing Complex / Toshima 5chome Housing Complex
Chapt.4 Suburban Developments & Private Sector Residential Depelopments
(General Remarks)
4-1-1 Land Readjustment and Expansion of Suburban Residential Area
4-1-2 Outlines of Large Scale Housing Developments
4-1-3 Housing Developments by Real Estate Capitals
4-1-4 Residential Area Under the Rationalization of Housing Productions
(Particulars)
4-2 Private Sector Residential Depelopments

Sakuradai Court Village / Chiba Garden Town / Residential Development by Nomura Real Estates / Musashino Green Town / Inage Pilot House / Yono House / Sun City / Seibu Sayamadai Heights / Live Town Hamadayama / Kounankai Familio
4-3 Land Readjustment Project

Land Readjustment of Matsudo City / Tokiwadaira, Matsudo City / Development around Gyotoku / "Residential Development under Arable Land Holdings Consolidation Project" - Kunitachi City
4-4 Suburban Developments

Tama Newtown / Chiba Newtown / Yurigaoka Area of Kawasaki City / Sprawl of Ready-built Housing along Toubu Isezaki Line / Nobidome Area of Niiza City /

1990year publishment can be attained from the Architectural Institute of Japan.

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