A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Concepts of Architectural Space in Historical Chinese Thought
The concrete material of building defines the physical container that gives empty space its shape and body. In order to distinguish how architectural space in the Chinese context may have been conceived, this chapter takes a preliminary look at this complex issue by considering ways in which emptiness is shaped and filled in traditional architecture. For this purpose a variety of manmade constructions that encompass religious, residential, and palace functions‐such as cliff caves, courtyard structures, and library halls‐is discussed in the chapter. Since architectural studies have generally focused more on the material shaping of space, the chapter draws greater attention to tendencies emphasizing the filling of empty space and the non‐material aspects of architecture. When speaking about tendencies in pre‐modern China, the author is approaching architecture as a cultural design or network that interweaves materiality and immateriality as a means to order and activate the natural or built environment.
Concepts of Architectural Space in Historical Chinese Thought
The concrete material of building defines the physical container that gives empty space its shape and body. In order to distinguish how architectural space in the Chinese context may have been conceived, this chapter takes a preliminary look at this complex issue by considering ways in which emptiness is shaped and filled in traditional architecture. For this purpose a variety of manmade constructions that encompass religious, residential, and palace functions‐such as cliff caves, courtyard structures, and library halls‐is discussed in the chapter. Since architectural studies have generally focused more on the material shaping of space, the chapter draws greater attention to tendencies emphasizing the filling of empty space and the non‐material aspects of architecture. When speaking about tendencies in pre‐modern China, the author is approaching architecture as a cultural design or network that interweaves materiality and immateriality as a means to order and activate the natural or built environment.
Concepts of Architectural Space in Historical Chinese Thought
Powers, Martin J. (editor) / Tsiang, Katherine R. (editor) / Liu, Cary Y. (author)
A Companion to Chinese Art ; 195-211
2015-10-09
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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