ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS USING 1/10 ASSEMBLED HOUSE MODELS (PART3): REPORT ON PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURAL LECTURES ON THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS

This study proposes effective teaching tools and architectural education methods of indoor thermal environments using 1/10 assembled house models for junior high school students. The thermal insulation experiment device and natural ventilation experiment device were developed as a supplementary tools. Architectural lectures concerning thermal insulation environments and natural ventilation were conducted for 117 junior high school students in Nagaoka during 2015, 2016 and 2019. Architectural education using these models and devices deepened students’ understanding about variations of indoor thermal comfort environments and form viewpoints of thermal comfort experiments for each wall type, and locations of window openings in house.