Architectural competitions offer opportunities to the participants which are both, individual and collective in nature. For the individual, it is an exercise in the ability to crystallize ideas and communicate them clearly - often exclusively through graphic means. Competitions are also a means of further developing one’s pre-existing ideas, as well as, investigating new ones. Collectively, they provide the opportunity of seeing the work and thoughts of others on a level which is, otherwise, rarely possible. It offers the combined aspects of: concentrated effort; demand of various architectural tools; diversity of thought and its equally diverse interpretation on a single theme. The work herein represents submitted entries to competitions through which these general observations were made. / Master of Architecture

Yau Mei-yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-[84]). / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Hong Kong Building Regulations --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Introduction to Architectural Design --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Related Works of Design Expert System --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Application of Model-based Reasoning to Design Expert System --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Model-based Reasoning System --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Related Works of Model-based Reasoning --- p.6 / Chapter 2 --- Framework for FPDX System --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Overview of FPDX --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Graphics User Interface --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- A Library of Floor Plan Design Elements --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- Floor Plan Compiler --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Diffculties in acquisting the Semantic Knowledge from AutoCAD files --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- Inference Engine of FPDX --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Design Data Base --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Knowledge Base of Government Regulations --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Inference Mechanism --- p.21 / Chapter 3 --- Model-based Expert System --- p.24 / Chapter 3.1 --- Advantages of Applying Model-based System to FPDX --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Modelling Designs --- p.26 / Chapter 3.3 --- Reasoning A Design --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Reasoning at the Component Level --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Reasoning at the Subsystem Level --- p.33 / Chapter 3.4 --- Prolog Programming Environment --- p.34 / Chapter 4 --- Frame-based Knowledge System --- p.35 / Chapter 4.1 --- Benefits of Hierarchical Frames --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2 --- Knowledge Representation of FPDX --- p.36 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Reasons of Applying Frames to FPDX --- p.36 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Advantages of Using Frames in FPDX --- p.37 / Chapter 4.3 --- Syntactic Knowledge and Semantic Knowledge --- p.38 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Syntactic Knowledge --- p.38 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Semantic Knowledge --- p.40 / Chapter 4.4 --- Illustration of Frames of FPDX --- p.40 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- AKO and APO Inter-relationships --- p.41 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Different Types of Inheritance in FPDX --- p.43 / Chapter 5 --- An Example --- p.45 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusions --- p.54 / Appendices --- p.55 / Chapter A --- Illustration of Graphical Design Elements --- p.56 / Chapter B --- Hierarchy of Frames of FPDX Elements --- p.61 / Chapter C --- Part of the AutoLISP Program on Regulations --- p.66 / Chapter D --- Prolog Predicates of FPDX --- p.68 / Chapter E --- A Glossary of Building Regulations --- p.76 / Bibliography

Mung Siu Hei Vinco. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1999-2000, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Introduction and appendix also in Chinese. / Chapter 1) --- 序 / Chapter 2) --- Introduction / Chapter 3) --- The purpose of my thesis / Chapter 4) --- What is dwelling? / Chapter 5) --- The gap between dwelling and housing / Chapter 6) --- An alternative resettlement programme 一 Pui Man Village / Chapter 7) --- Conclusion / Chapter 8) --- Analysis of Tai Horn Village / Chapter 9) --- Tai Hom Village's sketches / Chapter 10) --- Project brief / Chapter 11) --- Site analysis / Chapter 12) --- Design criteria / Chapter 13) --- Text / Chapter 14) --- "Drawings, models and sketches" / Chapter a. --- Sketches / Chapter b. --- Sections / Chapter c. --- Plans / Chapter d. --- Design of three houses / Chapter i. --- House for an elder / Chapter ii. --- A young family's house / Chapter iii. --- Peter's house / Chapter e. --- Models / Chapter f. --- Details / Appendix / Chapter a. --- Record of interviews / Chapter b. --- Documentary drawing / Chapter c. --- Site sketches / Bibliography

Thesis. 1976. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Rotch. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Kevin Cavanaugh. / M.Arch.

Chan Kwok Wing. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2004-2005, design report." / Chapter 1. --- BACKGROUNDS / Chapter 2. --- STUDY OF PUBLIC SPACES - STREETS AND PLAZAS (PUB) / Chapter 3. --- STUDY OF HONG KONG PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PODIUM PROPERTY DESIGN (POD) / Chapter 4 --- CASE STUDY / Chapter I. --- COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EURALILLE / Chapter II. --- "DEVELOPMENT OF KYOTO CITY CENTER, BERNARD TSCHUMI" / Chapter III. --- SIMMONS HALL / Chapter IV. --- "DESIGN OF TUNG CHUNG CRESCENT, ANTHONY NG" / Chapter 5. --- SITE STUDY - TSUEN WAN WEST AS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE / Chapter 6. --- PRELIMINARY DESIGNS / Chapter 7. --- FINAL DESIGN / APPENDIX / Chapter 1. --- TSUEN WAN WEST - OUTLINE ZONING LAW AND PLANNING REGULATIONS / Chapter 2. --- ATTACHED PLANS AND STUDY OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (POD) / Chapter 3. --- STUDY OF FLYOVERS - THE URBAN PHENONMENON (WITH COURTESY TO PETER LAU TIN HANG) / Chapter 4. --- KCRC INPUTS

Kwok Chi Cheung Gabriel. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2005-2006, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (p. 94). / Abstracts --- p.7 / Chapter 1. --- Thesis statement --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1 --- Phenomenon --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Standpoint --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- initial Goals --- p.10 / Chapter 2. --- Key Issues --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Inspirations from Twin Tower design / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Hypothesis --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- "If Twin Tower is so pleasant, why shouldn't we just build it again?" --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Fundamental difference in development logic --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Why do people like Twin Tower? Why we didn't use those features again? --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- What will be the focused issues in this thesis --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Investigation on indicators of neighbourhood space --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Current way of design and its indicators --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- Key compromises made in current prototypes which result in current common space --- p.15 / Chapter 2.5 --- Opportunities --- p.16 / Chapter 3. --- Methodoloqv and examples --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1 --- To identify livability indicators with focus on neighbourhood formation --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2 --- Design goals across time as basis of housing development logic --- p.17 / Chapter 3.3 --- Local study on neighbourhood formation strategies --- p.18 / Chapter 4. --- Findings --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1 --- From the design guidelines... --- p.19 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Mutual surveillance / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Spatial Hierarchy / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Hybrid density and diversity of residents / Chapter 4.2 --- Result from study of past development logic and trial strategies --- p.20 / Chapter 4.3 --- Result of case study based on the three design factors --- p.20 / Chapter 4.4 --- From hybrid density to target density --- p.21 / Chapter 5. --- Transforming the research into architectural strategy --- p.22 / Chapter 5.1 --- From mutual surveillance to Neighbourhood formality --- p.22 / Chapter 5.2 --- From spatial hierarchy to Inter level connection --- p.22 / Chapter 5.3 --- From mutual surveillance and spatial hierarchy to Meaninaful Proximity --- p.22 / Chapter 5.4 --- From hybrid density to Density Plannina --- p.23 / Chapter 5.5 --- From hybrid density to Adaptive unit system --- p.23 / Chapter 6. --- Unique building features/planning approach to address the program --- p.24 / Chapter 6.1 --- Continuous common space --- p.24 / Chapter 6.2 --- Separating egress and circulation --- p.24 / Chapter 6.3 --- Spiral Form --- p.24 / Chapter 6.4 --- Adaptive Modular system --- p.25 / Chapter 6.5 --- Urban strategy integrate with the terrace form --- p.26 / Chapter 7. --- Preliminary outcome to demonstrate project value --- p.27 / Chapter 7.1 --- Common area system --- p.27 / Chapter 7.2 --- Lighting and ventilation system --- p.27 / Chapter 7.3 --- Neighbourhood hierarchy --- p.28 / Chapter 7.4 --- Structural system --- p.28 / Chapter 7.5 --- Unit system --- p.29 / Chapter 8. --- Spiral formality investigation --- p.31 / Chapter 8.1 --- Types of non-orthogonal terracing approaches --- p.32 / Chapter 8.2 --- Void size and formation --- p.33 / Chapter 8.3 --- Building wing numbers --- p.34 / Chapter 8.4 --- Building height and rotation angle --- p.35 / Chapter 8.5 --- Cores placement and sizes with footprint --- p.36 / Chapter 8.6 --- Core configurations and travel system --- p.37 / Chapter 8.7 --- Integration of public functions into tower --- p.38 / Chapter 8.8 --- Site adaptation (Structural and form) --- p.40 / Chapter 9. --- Final Design --- p.43 / Chapter 9.1 --- Plot ratio and schedule data --- p.43 / Chapter 9.2 --- "Building plans, section and explode isometric" --- p.44 / Chapter 9.3 --- Unit plans --- p.61 / Chapter 9.4 --- System diagrams --- p.75 / Chapter 9.5 --- Neighbourhood space distribution --- p.80 / Chapter 9.6 --- Perspectives of design --- p.82 / Chapter 9.7 --- Influence to urban design --- p.86 / Chapter 9.8 --- Models --- p.89 / Bibliography: --- p.94 / Appendix: --- p.95 / Chapter 1. --- Development density zoning plan of residential development guideline of planning department --- p.95 / Chapter 2. --- News on Oil Street redevelopment --- p.96 / Chapter 3. --- Logic chart: What is livability made up of in Hong Kong? --- p.97 / Chapter 4. --- Logic chart: The actual residential design process in Hong Kong --- p.98 / Chapter 5. --- Development logic of housing prototypes in private and public sector --- p.100 / Chapter 6. --- Design data on critical design prototypes in Hong Kong --- p.104 / Chapter 7. --- Comparison study of competition schemes and related projects --- p.108 / Chapter 8. --- Comparison study of neighbourhood space --- p.110

Sze To Mei Kuen. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2002-2003, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 6). / statement --- p.p1-p5 / podium study (foreign example) --- p.p6-p16 / podium study + podium intervention --- p.p17-p40 / podium intervention --- p.p41-p54

Wang Yang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-81). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of figures --- p.v / Introduction --- p.1 / Structuring analytical shape grammar --- p.1 / Shape grammar implementation --- p.5 / 3D ting tang generator --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Shape grammar: written grammar and implementations --- p.11 / Shape grammar --- p.11 / Written grammars --- p.12 / Analytical grammars --- p.13 / Shape grammar implementations --- p.14 / Chase's shape grammar system: user interaction mode and emergence --- p.15 / GEdit and Shaper 2D: graphic interface --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Understanding the task of creating ting tang --- p.20 / Model of work --- p.20 / Author of an shape grammar interpreter --- p.21 / What does this interpreter offer? --- p.22 / Before the interpreter: understanding ting tang and the ting tang grammar --- p.23 / The grammar by Li and the grammar for the generator --- p.24 / The process of creating a ting tang in the generator --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The interface and implementation --- p.30 / An illustrated example: --- p.30 / Stage one: --- p.32 / Stage two: --- p.50 / Stage three: install the 3-dimensional components --- p.58 / The two types of step: deterministic and nondeterministic steps --- p.65 / Stage one --- p.65 / Stage two --- p.70 / Stage three --- p.73 / The interface and user control --- p.73 / The back and forward buttons --- p.73 / The inquiry window --- p.74 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Conclusion --- p.75 / Dynamic rules --- p.75 / Derivation and labels --- p.76 / The limited interface within AutoCAD --- p.77 / Fixed rules --- p.78 / References --- p.80

At the stage of basic study, according to the constitution and historical evolution of rural human settlements, the study puts an emphasis on the three main aspects, which influence the strategies of sustainable development of rural construction in the Southwest: comprehensive developing situation of poor rural areas, national policies related to villages and theories of rural sustainable development. The results of the comprehensive analysis show that: directed by the philosophy of ecological sustainable development with the principle of 'high science and low technology', the strategy study of technology and organisation based on improving vernacular traditional technology, is a significant breakthrough to the current research of sustainable architecture within the poor rural areas of the Southwest, and is also a most practicable and effective way towards the sustainable development of human settlements in the rural Southwest. / Following the above guideline and principles, various achievements of both domestic and oversea researches and practices on related topics were systematically analysed, categorized and assorted at the strategy study stage. Through a further verification and emendation by the Maan Village Rebuild Demonstration Project at the case-based study stage, a strategical framework of the research on the technology and its practical organization for rural sustainable architecture is carried out, considering the particular conditions of the poor rural areas in the Southwest. Based on this study result, it is expected that future related researches in this domain could be more focused and systematic; and that a series of feasible guidelines indicating more clearly the direction of practice could be provided to the decision making bodies for their practices of rural construction. / In the rural Southwest with a densest impoverished population of China, the current conditions of human settlements are generally less desirable, limited by the local conditions in economy, topography, resource, etc.. In particular, disasters from such as the several recent several earthquakes fully exposed the grim situation of local housing safety and quality of the living environment. / In view of the background, by taking into considerations of the local comprehensive situation, the paper systematically studied strategies of research and its extension on sustainable development of rural construction in impoverished rural areas from the standpoint of rural building construction, combining related achievements of both domestic and oversea researches and practices. The study focuses on the macroscopic and moderate level, and consists of three stages: foundation study, strategy study and case-based study. / Since the Wenchuan Earthquake, with the national New Countryside Construction's increasing investment in the western part of China, a summit of government-promoted construction has been arriving in impoverished rural areas in the Southwest. Nevertheless, through analysing the existing practical problems arising from New Countryside Construction in recent years, it can be discovered that the decision-making bodies of various levels who lead the rural construction, is short of both a sustainable and suitable strategical guideline and theoretical basis. Currently, research and practice related to sustainable architecture development in poor rural areas of China is still at its early case-based stage with a lack of focused and systemic view, and hence is inadequate to act as professional guidelines for governments' practices. Consequently, it is exigent and critical to gradually establish a strategical system and theoretical framework for guiding rural construction in the Southwest toward a sustainable approach. / 穆鈞. / Adviser: Edward Ng. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-01, Section: A, page: . / Thesis (doctoral)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-296). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Mu Jun.

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