Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Architecture – China – Beijing'
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Qin, Xiang. "Micro-apartment in Beijing China." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1439309603.
Full text葉葆芝 and Po-chi Pamela Yip. "Urban development and modern architecture in Beijing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41548784.
Full textChiang, Hong-man Michael, and 蔣匡文. "Fengshui planning and architecture design of Beijing (1412-1911) = Beijing feng shui jian zhu gui hua." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/194609.
Full textChiu, Calvin. "On Chinese Architecture." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/797.
Full textThe struggle with modernization began almost a century ago. After the fall of the Imperial Qing in 1911, foreign architects and local designers with Western academic backgrounds introduced formalism, functionalism, modernism, and traditionalism into the siheyuans (traditional courtyard houses) and imperial palaces of the capital city. The quest for a consciously "modern Chinese" architecture began. In the 1950s, China underwent a huge phase of reshaping along with the ascendancy of communism. The communist government adopted Soviet models to make Beijing a paradigm for social realism. They brought down ancient infrastructures and historical buildings to make way for monuments, worker apartments, and public squares. They advocated the idea of "national form and socialist content" to derive a new architecture.
From the 1980s on, Beijing and the entire nation began to enjoy the first-ever continuous twenty-five years of undisrupted time on urban and social development since the turning of the twentieth century. Under the open-door economic reform, the authorities began to transform Beijing into a cosmopolitan. The capital city was to perform not only as a showcase for political stability, but also to express the national image, values, and beliefs. They attempted to retain the tradition of Chinese order on one hand, and to welcome capitalist commodities and foreign technologies on the other. Citizens remain proud of their four-thousand-year heritage but are also overwhelmed by materialistic luxury from the economic boom. To the authorities, erasure of Beijing's physical past becomes legitimate under the reconstruction of selected heritage buildings and a rapid urban development.
Contemporary architecture in Beijing represents the chaotic phenomenon of today?s China. Bounded by its ghosted city wall, the rapidly changing capital epitomizes the conflict between the old and new. Pressures upon the shoulders of the local architects remain strong: political and economic constraints, legacies of the past, ambition to catch up with the world, and the urge of self-rediscovery in the globalized stage. What is the reality behind the ambition to catch up with the developed world? Is the desire to become modern and at the same time maintain their traditions only a curl-de-sac that leads to nowhere?
This thesis is a quest to revaluate the evolution of Chinese architecture from the classical Chinese curved-roof buildings to modern designs. In the making of modern Chinese architecture, a number of ideologies arise, along with political makeovers and societal developments, aiming to re-present past glories, to reflect present national achievements, and to reveal the dream of a utopian future. However, real living always comes second to political ideals on how the society should look and what they should head toward. The concern for humanity remains a nominal criterion after politics and economy in most of the construction projects.
This thesis focuses on a two-and-a-half-month journey in northern China. The journey is recorded in the form of a travelogue, which provides the narrative core of the thesis. In addition, the thesis includes academic research on Chinese architecture, embodied in four essays, to investigate its evolution, understand its relationship to the past, acknowledge its current dilemma, and search for the components that make up its identity for the twenty-first century. This thesis aims to give a sense of Chinese architectural development, both in theory and in practice, as well as including a collection of critical remarks on how the authorities manipulate architectural expressions and direct its development. The first two essays deal with urban symbolism in Beijing that the authorities have created to redefine the past and to construct an image of a bright future. Architects are only required to carry out duties, like civil servants, to realize governmental plans. The other two aim to make a contribution to the history of cultural fusion between China and the West, and the evolution of architectural theories that led to the current phenomenon, respectively. The former traces the evolutionary path of Chinese architecture and the latter compiles the concepts of Chinese architecture from the study of Chinese architecture to the realization of the buildings.
My journey begins with an exploration of ancient architecture in the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei, following the footsteps of architectural scholar Liang Sicheng. Liang and his team documented and studied 2,783 ancient buildings across the nation and wrote the first complete history on Chinese architecture. He then attempted to derive the principles of modern Chinese architecture from traditional essences. The Shanxi-Hebei experience enriched my knowledge in traditional Chinese architecture and showed me what had tempted the Chinese architects not to give up their traditions, despite a strong desire to move toward modernization.
My experience in Beijing, on the other hand, provided me the opportunity to understand the dilemma of Chinese architects of the twentieth century as they faced political pressures, economic restrictions, tense construction schedules, collective ideologies, and historical legacies. Their works play a crucial role of linking the contemporary with the traditional past, and unfolding possibilities to develop modern Chinese architecture. The quest for Chinese identity in architecture in the past few generations has imposed a complex layering of the urban structure of the city, which makes the capital a showcase for architectural ideologies of different eras.
In the current rapid "Manhattanization", Beijing has become an experimental ground for foreign futuristic ideas, as well as an open-air museum of imperial and socialist glories. The identity of the city is completely shaped by authorities and developers under a blindfold desire to pursue a global representation of modernization. Local architects receive little chance, time, and freedom to find their own path, make their own architecture, and develop their own profession. Societal criticisms remain scarce and creativity is limited by self-censorship. Yet, like their predecessors in the 1930s and 1950s, contemporary architects do not give up. Many of them still search for new design possibilities within the influences of traditions to innovations, and from local philosophies to Western ideologies. Although the pace of construction remains unbelievably fast in China, the development of local architecture struggles to find ways to evolve and express its societal significance. The maturity of the architectural profession remains an aspect that is unachievable through overnight transformations and one-time planning.
Du, Wei 1962. "A study of medium-rise high-density housing : Beijing, 1979-1990." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22542.
Full textFocusing on the aspects of single building design and site planning, this thesis analyses the methods to reach high building densities in medium-rise mass housing design in Beijing from 1979 to 1990. The study is conducted through the review of the socio-economic issues and the introduction of mass housing design of the country. It intends to see the interrelationships between ways to attain high building densities and the socio-economic backgrounds.
The research indicates that methods to reach high building densities are many. Ways used in Beijing during 1980s were based on the socio-economic system at the time being. These ways are not appropriate in terms of the unique urban context of the city and could be thus replaced by others.
Li, Yue 1968. "Space between buildings in Beijing's new housing." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29950.
Full textThe purpose of this study is to examine the space between buildings in Beijing's new housing developments. The space between buildings has been chosen as a starting point for this research because it covers largest amount of land and due to its close proximity to homes, it is closely related to people's daily lives.
The quality of outdoor space is defined by a combination of factors. This study uses eight criteria to address the notion of quality: spatial hierarchy; usable space; safety and defense; health and comfort; privacy and territoriality; social contact; aesthetic appeal; and maintenance and administration. These correlated aspects are set as evaluation criteria for the six case studies included in this research. Data and analysis of case studies is used to arrive at conclusions for policy-making and further study.
Yu, Shuishan. "To achieve the unachievable : Beijing's Chang'an Avenue and Chinese architectural modernization during the PRC era /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6233.
Full textJin, You, and 靳悠. "Changing Shichahai: an historic district for a modern world." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47090881.
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Master of Science in Conservation
Guo, Diane D. "Building the Invisible: Bridging the Gap Between Past and Future in Chinese Architecture." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336762867.
Full textBoufflet, Stéphanie. "Le processus de renaturation de la capitale chinoise à l'aube des années 2000 : un "souffle vert" sur Pékin ?" Phd thesis, Université d'Orléans, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00737494.
Full text"New mobility hub in Beijing: underground space as a connector." 2011. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5894562.
Full text"Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2010-2011, design report."
Chapter 00 --- Thesis Statement
Chapter 01 --- Background Study
Chapter 02 --- Site Analysis
Chapter 03 --- Underground Space
Chapter 04 --- Design Strategy & Development
Li, Tong. "Future Office Design of Beijing, China: Envisioning Cultural Sustainability Through Architecture." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/20959.
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"Landscape urbanism: cultural campus in post Olympic Beijing." 2009. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896891.
Full text"Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report."
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Research
Chapter 1.0 --- Thesis Statement
Chapter 1.1 --- Thesis Questions
Chapter 1.2 --- Abstract (Issue
Chapter 1.3 --- Proposition
Chapter 2.0 --- Meaning and Formation of Landscape
Chapter 2.1 --- Landscape Scale Comparison
Chapter 2.2 --- Theory . Classical
Chapter 2.3 --- Critiques on Theory of Landscape
Chapter 3.0 --- Notion of Sustainable City
Chapter 3.1 --- Green Thinking ´Ø Nature Imitation vs Green Ideology
Chapter 3.2 --- Theory on Sustainability
Chapter 3.3 --- Sustainability Issues in Beijing Context
Chapter 3.4 --- "Reference Cases . Beijing, China
Chapter 4.0 --- Beijing Evolution Conditions
Chapter 4.1 --- Social Issues: Urban Planning and Society
Chapter 4.2 --- Landscape Issues: Natural Resources and Green System Planning
Chapter 4.3 --- Architecture Issues: Built-Form and Life Pattern
Chapter 4.4 --- Human Issues: Human and Nature
Chapter 5.0 --- Beijing Landscapes Study
Chapter 5.1 --- City. Network
Chapter 5.2 --- District. Park
Chapter 5.3 --- Unit .Traditional Courtyard House
Chapter 6.0 --- Beijing Analysis
Chapter 6.1 --- Contextual Study. Beijing Green Code
Chapter 6.2 --- Study on Asian Games Site
Chapter 7.0 --- Artificial Landscape Discipline .Vocabulary and Methodology
Chapter 7.1 --- Vocabulary & Design Technique - Modeling Explorations
Chapter 8.0 --- Density and Program Implications
Chapter 8.1 --- Plot Ratio Comparison
Chapter 8.2 --- Proposed Scenario
Chapter 9.0 --- Site Experimentation
Chapter 9.1 --- Site Existing Conditon Study
Chapter 9.2 --- Strategic Responses
Design
Chapter 1.0 --- Proposition
Chapter 1.1 --- Proposition
Chapter 1.2 --- Olympic / Post-Olympic Condition
Chapter 1.3 --- Asian Games Site in Different Periods
Chapter 2.0 --- Density / Infrastructure / Cultural Campus
Chapter 2.1 --- Characteristics of Beijing City
Chapter 2.2 --- Density Issues . Comparison & Implication
Chapter 2.3 --- Infrastructure & City
Chapter 2.4 --- Idea of Campus . Idea of Culture
Chapter 3.0 --- Idea of Beijing City
Chapter 3.1 --- Strategic Positioning / Reasoning
Chapter 3.2 --- Multi-Scalar / Nested Set of Reading onYin-Yang
Chapter 3.3 --- Overlaying Ideas of Beijing City
Chapter 3.4 --- Site Conditon / Intentional Condition
Chapter 4.0 --- Site Development
Chapter 4.1 --- Photographic Inspiration
Chapter 4.2 --- Site Development Strategy / Growth Scenario
Chapter 4.3 --- Comparison & Simulation on Relative Density and Scale of Fabric
Chapter 4.4 --- Internal Organization of Asian Games Site
Chapter 4.5 --- Design Process Composite
Chapter 4.6 --- Artificial Landscape Modeling Explorations as Design Technique
Chapter 5.0 --- Design Implementation
Chapter 5.1 --- Master Plan of Cultural Campus on Asian Games Site
Chapter 5.2 --- Architectural Organization
Chapter 5.3 --- Design Development
Chapter 5.4 --- Idea of a Place
Chapter 6.0 --- Bibliography
Appendix
zhang, peng. "Art and Life - Make invisible visible in Cao changdi village, Beijing, China." 2016. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/386.
Full textZhu, Ningxin. "Towards a Sustainable Future: Courtyard in Contemporary Beijing." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7527.
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