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How do you review the design and setting of Chinese architecture?
Sam Tung Uk, Tsuen Wan
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The 3 halls - the Entrance Hall, the Assembly Hall and the Ancestral Hall, separated by 2 courtyards, formed the central axis. Side houses were built around the older houses
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Methodology of Chinese Calligraphy, Painting and Architecture Appreciation
The first systematic methodology of Chinese painting appreciation: The Southern Qi painter Tse Ha‟s “Six Principles in the Category of Ancient Paintings“ (謝赫古畫品錄中之六法) The six principles: an aesthetic-political standard that can be applied to historic paintings or to the appreciation of Chinese art and architecture even today.
Chinese architecture is an artistic expression that has been shaped by the development of Chinese culture, lifestyles, traditions and beliefs over an extended period of time. •Great harmony between heaven, earth and human (天、地、人) beings. •In traditional Chinese buildings, the site context, building forms and spatial layouts are developed in relation to each other.
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Introduction — How do you appreciate Chinese architecture?
Symmetrical layout
Sam Tung Uk Walled Village Layout Plan
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CONTENTS
• Lesson 1
– Chinese Calligraphy, Painting and Architecture
• Introduction – How do you appreciate Chinese architecture • Tse Ha‟s Six Principles
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How do you review the design and setting of Chinese architecture?
Visible ‘bones’ and standardized structure •Roof ridges and exposed structure form the visible „bone‟ of Chinese architecture. •A prototype of standardized traditional Chinese architecture with adaptation.
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Lesson 1 Chinese Calligraphy, Painting and Architecture
„Spirit resonance‟ „Heaviness and lightness of brush stroke‟ „Correspondence to the object‟ „Applying colours in accordance with the type‟ „Be particular about the composition‟ „Following prototype with adaptation‟
Exposed roof structure
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Relationship between Chinese Calligraphy, Painting and Architecture
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How do you review the design and setting of Chinese architecture?
• Coloured in red: „Sam Tung Uk‟ (threebeam dwelling)