Case study on Chinese or Asian Architecture

Group Project:           Case study on Chinese or Asian Architecture (30%)

You are to form a 3-person team, select one building or element from the attached list.  By re-drawing its basic information (plans, elevations and sections), you are to understand its historical contexts, analyze ideas of its site planning, spatial layout, tectonic principle, detailing and material quality.  You are also encouraged to use physical models or to develop innovative representations and analytical drawings (axometric or perspective, diagrams) to demonstrate your understanding of this building.

Outline:

Each team should hand-in one A4 page outline and list the reference readings for the building you are to study to Angela Ting by Feb 9, 2009.

Presentation:

Each team will do one 8 minutes, power-point presentation on the outcome of the study before your final submission. 

Schedule:  March 9/23/30 and April 6/13/20  from 1130 am to 1230

Submission:

Each team should submit one A1 panels of your drawings and or models for display, and one 12-page group report in A4 format, including one page of writings for each group members, by May 11, 2011 to Angela Ting.

List of Buildings for Study

City and Dwelling

01 Ke Yuan, Maoer Hutong  (北京东城帽儿胡同可园)

02 Prince Gong Masion  (恭王府)

03 Pan Xianxiong Residence, Wufeng  (徽州民居 豸峰村潘先熊住宅)

04 Li’s Residence, Suzhou  (苏州民居 西白塔子巷李宅)

Imperial Architecture: Palace, Alter and Tomb       

05 Zhonghe Dian, Imperial City (故宮中和殿)

06 Hall of Prayer, Altar to Heaven  (天壇祈年殿)

Landscape and Garden       

07 Wu Feng Xian Guan, Liu Yuan  (留園五峰仙館)

08 South-east corner courtyard,  Zhuozheng Yuan  (拙政園東南海棠春塢·玲瓏館·聽雨軒部分)

09 Xiao Canglang water courtyard, Zhuozheng Yuan  (拙政園小滄浪水院)

10 Main Hall, Wangshi Yuan  (網師園大廳)

11 Paiyun Dian, Summer Palace(頤和園排雲殿)

Tectonic and the Evolution of Style                 

12 Yin Zao Fa Si: brackets set on columns, inter-columns and corner  (营造法式大木作鋪作層:轉角鋪作 柱頭鋪作 補間鋪作)

13 Yang-Shi-Lei Family: Studies on Changling  (样式雷研究：清西陵昌陵)

Pagoda and early Buddhist Architecture

14 East Pagoda, Yakushiji  (藥師寺東塔)

15 Pagoda, Fogong Si  (佛宮寺釋迦塔)

Temple: China, Korea and Japan

16 Main Hall, Horyuji  (法隆寺金堂)

17 Main Hall, Toshodaiji  (唐招提寺金堂)

18 Pheonix Hall, Byodo-in (平等院鳳凰堂)

19 Main Hall, Foguang Si  (佛光寺東大殿)

20 Main Hall, Fengguo Si  (奉國寺大雄寶殿)

21 Guanyin Ge, Dulesi  (獨樂寺觀音閣)

22 Main Hall, Baoguo Si  (保國寺精進院)

23 Sansheng Hall, Shanhua Si  (善化寺三聖殿)

24 Main Hall, Hualin Si  (華林寺大雄寶殿)

25 Moni Hall, Longxing Si  (隆興寺摩尼殿)

26 Shengmu Dian, Jinci  (晉祠聖母殿)

27 Chuzu An, Shaolin Si  (少林寺初祖庵)

Temple: India and Southeast Asia

28 Kandariya Mahadeo Temple, Khajuraho

29 Borobodur, Great Stupa

30 Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya

31 Brihadeshvara Temple (Great Temple), Tanjore

Individual paper

With prior consultation and approval of your topic from the teacher, you may choose to write a research paper instead of conducting a group project.  A minimum eight pages of text and four pages of images are required for the final submission.  Your writings should be original and all texts and images should be properly footnoted with sources clearly identified.