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Abstract: Through an analysis of the essence of architectural heritage, this paper argues that the key to architectural heritage conservation is the accurate judgement of historical value and that the basic academic tool in judging historical value is architectural archaeology. The paper defines architectural archaeology and its main research tasks, and analyses the relationship between archite...

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Abstract: The ancient city of Kyoto is one of the best preserved historic cities in East Asia, and a treasure house of Japanese art and architecture. The city’s fine state of preservation is often attributed to its miraculous escape from US air raids during World War II, and various explanations have been advanced in the United States, Japan and China for this escape. Through research on prima...

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Abstract: The yurt of the Qing court was a unique type of architecture during the Qing Dynasty: it was significant in the history of yurts and became the most highly developed form of yurt. Mongolian yurts were primarily constructed in the imperial palaces in Beijing and Jehol. This study examines the type known as plum blossom–style yurts as well as two other yurt types constructed in the sou...

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Abstract: Architectural trim work was an important part of architectural function and aesthetics in the Qing-Dynasty palaces, for which the imperial jiangzuo zeli (handicraft precedents and regulations) provide regulations and precedents from a construction viewpoint and include rich details of patterns and styles for individual architectural components. By analysing the contents related to arc...

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Abstract: Jingfu Palace is located along the east axis of the Ningshou Palace complex in the Forbidden City. The palace has a gable-and-hip roof with three round ridges and is surrounded by corridors. Its interior decoration is well preserved, and it basically reflects the late-Qing-Dynasty style. In May 2015, as a commission from the Palace Museum, the School of Architecture of Tianjin Univers...

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WARFIELD COLUMN X The Wall: Strength and Power in Fundamental Architectur

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Abstract: Seismic protection is an important focus in the conservation of historic architecture in Italy. Here, the case of San Francesco Convent in Mazara del Vallo in southwestern Sicily, Italy, was explored based on project archives and interviews with restoration engineers. The research focuses included cultural transitions in anti-seismic restoration and the development and influence of an...

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Abstract: Polder is an important form of land utilisation for agricultural production along the Yangtze River in Anhui Province and provides a typical cultural landscape for residents’ interactions with their environment. Polders, farmlands, dams and the river network comprise a geographical system. The inclusion of local residents and their livestocks in this system form a socio-ecological sy...

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Abstract: The participation of residents remaining in their original homes in heritage conservation, especially in living heritage conservation, has gradually become a dominant trend since 2010 for both the academia and policy-makers. Taking the typical historic residential neighbourhood of Dashilar as an example, this study explores the practical difficulties of the participatory conservation ...

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Abstract: Effective monitoring of wooden architectures is necessary for maintenance and repair planning. Microwave detection, ultrasonic detection and impedance testing, which are nondestructive testing (NDT) and micro-destructive testing (MDT) technologies, are used for on-site surveying and inspection of the Song Dynasty wooden columns in the main hall of Baoguo Temple to compare their feasib...

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