Lau, Leung Kwok Prudence. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves ). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in Chinese.

This thesis examines architectural discourse and spatial practices as manifestations and experiences of order in eighteenth-century Qing dynasty China. It reviews the development of the historiography of Chinese architectural history as an academic discipline, and proposes that in the Qing there was an unprecedented rupture between domestic architectural style from that of the court. An alternative design strategy in spatial planning and detailing was adopted. It is argued that the Qing architectural discourse, its intertextuality, was implicitly linked to the historical formation of the Qing self, and that it was pivotal to the rise of domestic culture. The study approaches architecture as historical statements and arguments, and focuses on the production of space, human agency, gender, and subject positioning in early modern China. The study analyzes the Yugong mansion, Beijing, the Rong mansion in the Qing novel The Dream of the Red Chamber, and the Manchu imperial city, as examples.

This thesis explores the diverse range of textual and visual architectural representations in twelfth-century didactic texts. It argues that these representations are not arbitrarily chosen frameworks for holding data; instead, architecture can perform a certain pedagogical role. In this role architectural representations mediate between imperceptible abstract concepts in the text and the tangible world of the reader. By focusing on the relationship between text and image this thesis argues that the two play a meaningful part in conveying intangible elements of the world to the reader. The thesis creates an alternative to the historiography on architecture and its representations by redirecting focus from the development of technical drawings and onto the intellectual context of the drawings, and ultimately questions why architecture, in particular, appears so frequently in didactic manuscripts of the period. The argument is framed by two points. First, it recognises the manifold ways in which architectural representations appear by focusing on three particular examples: quadrivial texts, Richard of Saint Victor's In visionem Ezechielis, and Honorius Augustodunensis' Gemma animae. These texts provide case studies to argue the primary point of thesis, namely, that architectural representations were used to provide tangible or kinaesthetic models to aid readers' understanding of difficult material. Second, the language and structure of the three studies reflect a dimensional framework that was used to articulate particular aspects of the drawings. The dimensional aspects of the drawings appear in texts as references to length, width, height, and the typological qualities of architecture. Overall the thesis has two important implications. First by recognising the important relationship between text and image it is possible to draw out the pedagogical aims and processes present in some twelfth-century didactic works. Second, common examples of architectural representations, such as Gospel canon tables, are recognised as part of a broader spectrum of heuristic images and diagrams.

This thesis deals with the transformation of the society in the 19th and on the beginning of 20th century and its influence on changes of Prague architecture. Its goal is to find out, how this topic is covered in the Framework Educational Programme for Basic Education and how it is implemented in the history textbooks for Stage 1 of basic education (4th and 5th grades). Furthermore, this thesis examines the development of Prague and the transformation of the society during the period of interest with the intent to determine, how these changes manifested into civic buildings. First part of this work is devoted to a detailed analysis of the available educational documents. It follows, that this topic is not covered in the Stage 1 basic education history classes to the extent that would correspond to the importance of this period for the further development of the modern society. This part also summarizes the professional literature and information available on the transformation of the society and the changes in lives of the Prague citizens, regional development of the capital along with the overview of the architectural styles typical for this period. Second part of this thesis uses the gathered material as a foundation for the creation of the educational documents for the historical excursion...

This thesis is a comprehensive re-examination of Maritime Southeast Asia's (or the Nusantara's) Islamic conversion history between the late thirteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Traditionally, academia has attributed this event to Muslim traders and/or Sufis from either India and/or the Middle East. During the late twentieth century, however, a number of scholars began to consider the possibility of Chinese Muslim involvement. The resulting discussions focused on a re-evaluation of Javanese history in the context of attempts to re-conceptualise pre-modern Nusantara trade (considered the catalyst for Islamisation) as fundamentally orientated towards Southern China, where Muslims played a significant commercial role from the seventh through to the early fifteenth centuries. Despite the intrinsic merits of these efforts, however, they have all been limited by an overwhelming focus on Java and a tendency to examine the relevant issues over only a very narrow time span. This thesis seeks to rectify these problems. First, it will evaluate the validity of the new commercial framework over a much longer period – from the rise of Śrīvijaya in the seventh century CE to the establishment of the early seventeenth-century European trade monopolies. This longue dureé view will provide a much stronger basis for both conclusively re-orientating pre-modern Nusantaran trade towards China and also positing it as the catalyst for conversion, with Chinese Muslims at its heart. Second, the thesis will look beyond Java to examine the conversion histories of several other important Nusantara locations (Samudera-Pasai, Melaka and Brunei), as accessed through early written texts (indigenous, European and Chinese) and archaeology. The thesis then, and thirdly, couples this examination with a consideration of the Islamic influences which came to bear on the Nusantara’s early intellectual and architectural expressions of Islam. Ultimately, by taking this broad chronological, geographical and cultural approach, the thesis aims to more reliably assess the possibility that Chinese Muslims influenced the Nusantara’s initial Islamisation process.

The thesis project the Descendants of Ancestors explores the eccentric and strangely figurative qualities of Claude Nicolas Ledoux’s (1736-1806) architectural oeuvre.  The project focuses on Ledoux’s engravings and through careful reading (and deliberate mis-reading), transforms them into architectural characters. I regard these characters as Descendants of Ledoux, belonging to the same bloodline but unmistakably shaped by their conception in contemporary times. / Examensprojektet “the Descendants of Ancestors” undersöker de excentriska och figurala kvaliteterna i arkitekten Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806) verk. Projektet fokuserar på Ledoux gravyrer och översätter dem genom en noggrann läsning till arkitektoniska karaktärer. Jag ser dessa karaktärer som ättlingar till Ledoux, tillhörande samma släktträd men otvetydigt formade av deras tillkomst i samtiden

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This thesis studies Han Dynasty stone carved tombs in Central and Eastern China. These multi-chambered tombs were constructed from carved stone slabs, and were very popular among the Han people. However, such horizontal stone structures were entirely new, and were a result of outside stimuli rather than an independent development within China. The stone carved tombs were a result of imitating royal rock-cut tombs, while the rock-cut tombs were stimulated by foreign examples. Moreover, many details of stone carved tombs also had Western features. These exotic elements were incorporated to satisfy specific requirements of the Han people, and reflected the desire to assimilate exotica within Chinese traditions. Some details within stone carved tombs showed high level of stone working technologies with Western influences. But in general the level of stone construction of the Han period was relatively low. The methods of construction showed how unfamiliar the Western system was to the Han artisans. Han Dynasty stone carved tombs were hybrids of different techniques, including timber, brick and stone works. From these variations, Han people could choose certain types of tombs to satisfy their specific ritual and economic needs. Not only structures, but also pictorial decorations of stone carved tombs were innovations. The range of image motifs is quite limited. Similar motifs can be found in almost every tomb. Such similarities were partly due to the artisans, who worked in workshops and used repertoires for the carving of images. But these also suggest that the tombs were decorated for certain purposes with a given functional template. Together with different patterns of burial objects and their settings, such images formed a way through which the Han people gave meaning to the afterworld. After their heyday, stone carved tombs ceased being constructed in the Central Plains as the Han Empire collapsed. However, they set a model for later tombs. The idea of building horizontal stone chamber tombs spread to Han borderlands, and gradually went further east to the Korean Peninsula. The legacy and spread of the Chinese masonry tradition was closely related to the political circumstances of late Han and post-Han period. The spread of stone chamber tombs in Northeast Asia is presented as a part of a long history of interactions between different parts of Eurasia.

Com o intuito de estudar a industrialização da arquitetura nas décadas de 1950 e 1960, definimos como objeto de estudo a FAUUSP e o que era debatido por sua comunidade, professores e estudante, sobre o tema durante os anos que vão desde sua fundação em 1948 até 1970. Por meio da Reforma Curricular de 1962, que marcou o amadurecimento da proposta do ensino de arquitetura orientado pelo movimento moderno, e estimulados pelo período desenvolvimentista por que passava o Brasil no final dos anos 1950, a comunidade docente implantou um Sequência de Disciplinas de Desenho Industrial que resultou, ainda que numa proposta legítima, na formação de profissionais da arquitetura com perfil para o trabalho na indústria de bens de consumo. Por comparação, e entendendo que a industrialização da arquitetura é um importante componente da origem da arquitetura moderna, desejamos compreender se o desenho industrial, da mesma maneira, havia penetrado também no ensino de projeto de arquitetura. Portanto, as disciplinas de projeto de arquitetura incorporaram essas ideias depois da reforma, até o final dos anos 1960? Se sim, como o desenho industrial para a produção de componentes e sistemas construtivos de arquitetura era trabalhado em sala? Havia ainda um imaginário sobre a industrialização da arquitetura, latente nas revistas e nas memórias de viagem, incentivado principalmente pelos esforços de reconstrução do pós-guerra. A imagem do grande painel de concreto, içado por grua, representando um canteiro mecanizado e avançado (ou pouco precário) era um paradigma a ser alcançado. Ao mesmo tempo, os mesmos docentes da escola debatiam nas instituições da categoria, como o IAB, nos congressos brasileiros de arquitetos e nas revistas a necessidade de industrializar a arquitetura para a produção de habitação. Parecia que a industrialização da arquitetura, a ser alcançada pela ação político-profissional do arquiteto no desenvolvimento nacional, ainda estava longe de se concretizar. / In order to study the industrialization of architecture in the 1950s and 1960s, We defined FAUUSP as the object of study and what was discussed by its community, Teachers and students on the subject during the years since its founding in 1948 through 1970. Through the Curricular Reform of 1962, which marked the maturation of Of the teaching of architecture guided by the modern movement, and stimulated By the developmental period through which Brazil passed in the late 1950s, the The teacher implemented a sequence of Industrial Design Disciplines that resulted, In a legitimate proposal, in the training of Profile for work in the consumer goods industry. By comparison, and understanding That the industrialization of architecture is an important component of the origin of architecture Modern, we want to understand if industrial design, in the same way, Had also penetrated the teaching of architectural design. Therefore, the Architectural design incorporated these ideas after the reform, until the end of the 1960? If yes, how the industrial design for the production of components and systems Constructive architecture was worked in the room? There was still an imaginary about Architecture, latent in journals and travel memories, encouraged Mainly through post-war reconstruction efforts. The image of the great Concrete panel, hoisted by crane, representing a mechanized and advanced (Or rather precarious) was a paradigm to be achieved. At the same time, the same Teachers of the school, such as the IAB, in the congresses Brazilians of architects and in the magazines the need to industrialize architecture for The production of housing. It seemed that the industrialization of architecture, to be achieved By the architect\'s political-professional action in national development, was still Far from materializing.

Esta tese trata de uma parcela minoritária da arquitetura paulista que foi partícipe da Contracultura brasileira, no período de 1956-1979. O trabalho teve como eixo temático a trajetória dos arquitetos Lina Bo, Sérgio Ferro, Rodrigo Lefèvre, Flávio Império, Eduardo Longo, Vitor Lotufo e Pitanga do Amparo; constatou a singularidade de suas produções em relação ao contexto hegemônico; analisou obras exemplares dessas produções através do re-desenho e levantamentos in loco; identificou correspondências entre tendências contemporâneas internacionais e o debate de ideias e ideais com a cena cultural ampliada às áreas de música, teatro, jornalismo, literatura, artes plásticas e cinema. A autonomia teórica e crítica e o comportamento diferenciado dos arquitetos elencados, constituiu-se num questionamento ao status quo sóciocultural, à linha hegemônica da Escola Paulista Brutalista e ao Estilo Internacional. Os projetos, da denominada Arquitetura Alternativa, se distinguiram pelas soluções plásticas, uso de materiais e técnicas construtivas vernaculares ou adotando novas abordagens, repúdio à serialização ou industrialização e busca de fontes de legitimação mediante interfaces multidisciplinares. A Arquitetura Alternativa, é, portanto, uma produção à margem da hegemonia que, por integrar a Contracultura brasileira, participou da Revolução Cultural que ocorreu em diversos países ocidentais nos anos 1950 e 1970. / This thesis deals with a minor portion of the São Paulo state architecture that was part of the Brazilian Counterculture in the period of 1956-1979. The work had as main theme the trajectory of the architects Lina Bo, Sergio Ferro, Rodrigo Lefèvre, Flávio Império, Eduardo Longo, Vitor Lotufo and Pitanga do Amparo, and established the uniqueness of their productions in relation to hegemonic context; evaluated exemplary works of these productions through the re- drawing and on-site surveys; and identified correspondences among contemporary international trends and the debate of ideas and ideals with the cultural scene extended to the areas of music, theater, journalism, literature, visual arts and cinema. The theoretical and critical autonomy and the differentiated behavior of the architects listed, constituted in a challenge to the \"status quo\" social and cultural, to the hegemonic line of the \"Escola Paulista Brutalista\" and to the International Style. The designs, of the denominated Alternative Architecture, were distinguished by plastics solutions, use of vernacular materials and construction techniques or adopting new approaches, rejection to serialization or industrialization and search for sources of legitimation by multidisciplinary interfaces. The Alternative Architecture is therefore, a production on the sidelines of the hegemony, which by integrating the Brazilian Counterculture, attended the Cultural Revolution that occurred in many Western countries in the 1950s and 1970s