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Abstract: Design method, as the integration of local crafts and techniques characteristics, is one of the core contents of vernacular architecture. Taking typical sky-well houses in the Gan dialect area as an example, this study analyses three principles of their construction rules: i.e., the basic units and their combinations, the guobai (a strip of sky) view design and the zhanggan ruler. The...

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Abstract: Based on first-hand surveying and mapping data, this study identified two prototypes of chaliang frame (i.e., a mixed chuandou and tailiang frame) in the dipan (first-floor plan) patterns of the vernacular architecture in the east Jiangxi and north Fujian areas. One is the ‘two-rafter beams in the front, four-rafter beams in the middle and two-rafter beams at the back’ frame, while ...

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Abstract: The tianmen vernacular dwellings in the Jitai area of Jiangxi Province were once considered to be a housing type unique to this region. However, recent studies and field works have revealed that similar vernacular dwellings are found in south Hunan and north Guangdong. These three areas are close to each other and share a seasonal climate that is hot in summer and cold in winter. More...

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Abstract: Using data for nearly 100 buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties in addition to a large amount of oral data from interviews with craftsmen, four aspects of the characteristics of construction techniques for Lichuan rural buildings were characterised systematically: i.e., dipan (first-floor plan), shanjia (timber structure), wushui (bending degrees of roofs) and the yingzaochi modu...

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Abstract: During the Tang and Song dynasties, Poyang Lake Basin was a prosperous and developed area. It was also the hometown of two famous craftsmen, Lei Li and Lei Fada. Through field investigations in traditional villages in this area, this study found that Poyang Lake Basin dwellings were mainly organised with tianjing (sky well) directly attached to an open hall. Moreover, the guobai chara...

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Abstract: The traditional architecture in Jiangxi Province has a variety of regional characteristics because of its specific historical and cultural traditions, and the natural environment. The four main cultural traditions of Jiangxi Province, i.e., Confucianism, clan residence, industry and commerce, and multiple religions, are respectively highlighted in four provincial regions. The central,...

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Abstract: This paper attempts to analyse the relationship between Wang Yangming, one of the most important Neo-Confucian thinkers in China, the government’s strategy to ‘subdue rebels by taking advantage of rebels’, and the development of fortified dwellings in Gannan (now south Jiangxi Province) and nearby regions. It does so by drawing on an analysis of the origin, development and evolutio...

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WARFIELD COLUMN XII Architecture as Stage Set for Ritual Plac

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Abstract: The Philadelphia Navy Yard was one of the earliest naval shipyards in the United States and the birthplace of the US Navy. Between its establishment in 1868 and the ceasing of operations in 1996, the Navy Yard witnessed the Civil War, two World Wars, the Cold War and other major historical events, becoming simultaneously an important carrier of Philadelphia’s industrial history and s...

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Abstract: This research seeks to establish an important link between heritage site planning and barrier-free environment design, expanding the space categories and extending the social connotations of the existing discussions on barrier-free environment. This article, first expounds the concepts and contents of ‘heritage sites’ and ‘barrier-free environment’, then analyses the present situa...

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Spatial Investigation of Architectural Heritage in an Urban-rural Continuum: a Conversation in Yu County

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