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Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden

Autor Yigang PENG, Huaiyun KOU, Ron Henderson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 oct 2024
Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden is a seminal resource for the spatial principles and techniques that shape traditional Chinese gardens. It is a richly illustrated resource for historians, theorists, garden designers, landscape architects, architects and anyone interested in the design of these world renowned gardens with 106 pages of hand-drawn sketches by the author that vividly portray the intricacies and subtleties of traditional Chinese gardens. The book is widely known in China as a primary text for analysis of the gardens and was recognized with the inaugural National Excellent Architectural Book Award in 1990 and, since its debut in China in 1986, has garnered immense popularity and acclaim with 50 reprints and a total print run of 150,000 copies.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789819771301
ISBN-10: 9819771307
Pagini: 206
Ilustrații: Approx. 205 p. 692 illus., 5 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 210 x 279 mm
Ediția:2025
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

The History of Chinese Gardens.- The Distribution of Chinese Gardens.- Two Philosophies and Two Approaches.- The Architectural Characteristics of Gardens.- The Quest for Yijing Aesthetic Conception.- The Needs for Indoor and Outdoor Activities.- From Courtyards to Imperial Gardens.- The Inward and Outward.- To View and Be Viewed.- Composition of the Dominant and Subordinate.- The Contrast Between Different Spaces.- Concealment and Revelation.- Leads and Hints.- Density and Spacing.- Undulation and Layering for Depth.- The Tangible and the Intangible.- Twists and Turns.- Staggered Levels of Scenery.- Look Upwards and Look Downwards.- The Interaction and Layers of Space.- Spatial Sequences.- The Planning of Rockeries.- The Treatment of Water.- The Arrangement of Plants.- Garden South and North Stylistic Difference.

Notă biografică

Prof. Peng Yigang (1932-2022) was a distinguished Chinese architect, educator, and theorist. He was academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor and honorary dean at the School of Architecture of Tianjin University where he was recognized as a national master of architectural design. He authored over ten academic books and over 60 papers on topics such as architectural space, Chinese gardens, and creative expression. His scholarly and design works earned him numerous awards at the national and ministerial levels, including the prestigious Liang Sicheng Architecture Award in 2003 and the China Architecture Education Award in 2006.
Prof. Kou Huaiyun is an expert in conserving and revitalizing historical urban and rural landscapes. She teaches at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University in Shanghai. She has secured funding from prestigious sources, such as the National Natural Science Foundation, the National Social Science Foundation, and the National Postdoctoral Fund of China. She spent two years , from 2016 to 2018, as a visiting scholar at the University of Washington in the USA, with the support of the China Scholarship Council Fund. Prof. Kou is a national registered urban planner in China. Her projects have received international and national recognition, including the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation Program, the National Award for Outstanding Urban-Rural Planning & Design, the National Architectural Design Award, and the Science and Technology Progress Award of Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture.
Prof. Ron. Henderson is an international leader in landscape architecture design, history, research, and education. His broad range of research includes: gardens and contemporary urbanism in China and Japan, indigenous arboriculture and horticulture practices, botanical drawing, and landscape-based urbanism. He is the author of The Gardens of Suzhou, 30 Trees, and numerous articles and book chapters on landscape architecture, urban design, and gardens. He is professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he served as Director from 2015-2022, and founding principal of LIRIO Landscape Architecture. He held previous positions at Harvard University, Pennsylvania State University, Tsinghua University, and Rhode Island School of Design. He is a former Senior Fellow of Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks and is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

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Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden is a seminal resource for the spatial principles and techniques that shape traditional Chinese gardens. It is a richly illustrated resource for historians, theorists, garden designers, landscape architects, architects and anyone interested in the design of these world renowned gardens with 106 pages of hand-drawn sketches by the author that vividly portray the intricacies and subtleties of traditional Chinese gardens. The book is widely known in China as a primary text for analysis of the gardens and was recognized with the inaugural National Excellent Architectural Book Award in 1990 and, since its debut in China in 1986, has garnered immense popularity and acclaim with 50 reprints and a total print run of 150,000 copies.

Caracteristici

Reveals the methodological principles behind the craft of traditional Chinese gardens Uses hand-drawn illustrations to show how traditional Chinese gardens are designed Is a comprehensive introduction to the evolution and artistry of traditional Chinese gardens