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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Chinese architecture"”.
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Transformations of the courtyard : an exploration in Chinese architecture
… China, using a reinterpretation of traditional Chinese architecture. This was approached by analyzing the city fabric in Old Suzhou, isolating several characteristics in terms of ordering, spatial definitions, architectural experience and quality of space, and transforming an existing system to …
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Inside the circle, outside the square : analysis of traditional Chinese architecture
… of analyzing specific examples in traditional Chinese architecture in an attempt to understand and identify the underlying principles that make it essentially Chinese. The basic intent is that the development of this process of observation would later inform a process of design that would …
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Twentieth century Chinese architecture : examples and their significance in a modern tradition
… in this relatively short period of a modern Chinese tradition, it might be surprising to find that amidst the jolts of passing out of a feudal era into the twentieth century, the ancient principles of yin and yang still provide the jagged thread with which to attach the modern Chinese culture …
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Chien, Auo, Shih : evolution of space perception and space making in China
The question of "what is the essence of Chinese architecture" has been puzzling Westerners as well as Chinese since the incept i on of Traditional Chinese Architecture Studies five decades ago . This thesis attempts to answer the question by exploring some spatial concepts which have not been …
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Shi in Architecture: the Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Doors
… the concept of shi manifested in traditional Chinese architecture by examining the efficacy of the traditional Chinese house doors. Three connotations of the concept of shi derived from different philosophical schools of thought during the Warring States Period: the advantageous shi, the …
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A School for the Chinese Martial Arts
Through the design of a school for the Chinese martial arts, the issue arises of transposing a style of architecture to a time and place other than its original context. Accordingly, the distillation and transformation of principles of Chinese architecture will be a part of the creation of an …
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Traditional patterns and walk-up apartments in the Taiwan area
… presents an explicit model for the study of the Chinese house, In the past, most research on the traditional Chinese architecture did not deal with the morphology of buildings, so that we often had to rely on the creative leap, once we applied those spatial characteristics of Chinese architecture …
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Space + culture + identity : Chinese cultural center in Sea Point
… two places that both have distinctive cultures. Architecture being a form of culture motivated me to enter the school of architecture. After 6 years of study, this paper attempts to answer my initial concerns on architecture and culture. For me it is very important to understand what the …
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Nanjing Library: A Study of Intangible Contents of Architecture
… for our time(2005) while respecting traditional Chinese culture and philosophy. It proposes a solution to the conflict between traditional Chinese architecture and modernization patterned after the West. It is an attempt to respond to the question: how can these two different cultural and …
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Bracket study : textual, computational, and digital
… and characteristic component in the traditional Chinese architecture. Much has been studied about the system - its origin, historical evolution, structure, and composition - in the traditional way: documents, hand drawings, and physical models. In this thesis, non-traditional methods are applied …
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Decoding Chinese Classical Architecture for Contemporary Architectural Design - With Special Reference to Modern Architectural Development in Taiwan
… and contemporary theories on the practice of architecture of the island. It will then seek out the essence of Chinese classical architecture in order to develop an approach for the development of the future Chinese/Taiwanese architecture. In addition, the findings of the study could serve as a …
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Continuums and Conjunctions: An assemblage of Eastern and Western architectural and philosophical perspectives
… examines spatial relationships in contemporary Chinese high- rise architectural design in the context of rapid urbanization. Traditional Chinese architecture was guided by the principles of Feng Shui, placing emphasis upon a harmonious interrelation of architectural and natural environments and …
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Adaptation of the Taiwanese rowhouse with computer application in the design process
… to the preservation of the spirit of traditional Chinese architecture and its adaptation to the current context and living style. For this purpose, the rowhouse type which emerged in the past for reasons of economic land use and survived through the moderni~ation has been selected to illustrate …
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A Chinese Community Center
… played an important role in the development of Chinese culture. In this thesis, the essence of Chinese private gardens, especially the principles of their spatial organization, is used to direct the design. In a Chinese garden, the aim of spatial design was to create an experience of variety and …
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Urban Water Infrastructure in Britain and China (1600–1840)
… where relevant. This research examines the architecture, apparatuses and construction techniques involved in urban water supply systems (water-lifting machines, aqueducts, conduits, pipes, and fountains), wastewater (urban drainage and domestic sewerage), and hygienic infrastructure …
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Invisible village: A potential alternative for urban village redevelopment in China
RESEARCH QUESTION How can an architectural intervention contribute to a more functional and culturally identifiable community in an urban village redevelopment project in Langfang, China? ABSTRACT This research explores an alternative architectural strategy for urban village regeneration, focusing …