Discovery, inheritance and innovation : incorporating traditional Chinese family values with residential design
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This thesis attempts to solve the challenges caused by China’s fast-paced
development and subsequent urbanisation, which involve pollution, over-population,
problems with transportation, high/unreasonable real estate prices, a poor-quality
living environment, increases in the unemployment rate, and disruptions in the social
and economic order. As an architect, I have used an economically developed city,
Taipei City, as an example to alleviate those challenges. This approach attempts to
use village living concept, with housing designs generally reflect Chinese traditions
and ideologies, in order to address these challenges, and in a process that ultimately
brings Chinese families back to the traditional way of living.
Issues discussed in this project are categorized in the order of what, how and
why: what are the issues and challenges China currently is facing, how those
challenges provide opportunities as an architect, and why this plan is a preferred
alternative to living in overcrowded cities.
The process of finding substance for contemporary architectural proposition is
achieved by using the gathered intelligence of ancient Chinese thinkers and
philosophers and studying contemporary Chinese housing projects infused with
Chinese traditional concepts, and analyzing their advantages and shortcomings.
Lessons are drawn from studying these projects. Instead of literally copying
old traditional elements, as is often customary in residential projects, the spatial,
architectural and cultural values are derived from traditional Chinese ideology, which
can also serve for educational purposes in modern times, as they relate to retired
people and certain working professionals in Taipei City.
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Copyright © 2011 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
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