NDLI: Translating the “Chinese roof”: Construction culture hybridization in West China Union University

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Translating the “Chinese roof”: Construction culture hybridization in West China Union University

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Author	Li, Haiqing
Copyright Year	2021
Description	Discussions of technology initiatives in architectural design and adaptive thinking in Christian universities in modern China are as yet insufficient. This study focuses on “translation” during the Sinicization process in the architecture of Christian universities in China in the early 20th century. With evidence from West China Union University, it conducts a retrospective analysis of the process, methods and results of the campus planning and architectural design in which Western architects were involved. Taking a closer look into aspects such as material selection, structure, construction, decoration and craftsmanship, it is borne out from the perspective of engineering that it is possible to translate “Chinese roof” mainly based on the Western masonry structure, but it also involves many challenges – it is the thinking and experiments of Western architects to solve such challenges that may contribute to the interesting change of construction cultures from hybridization to integration. Book Name: History of Construction Cultures
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Ending Page	76
Page Count	6
Starting Page	71
DOI	10.1201/9781003173359-10
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2021-07-05
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: History of Construction Cultures Architecture Building and Construction Adaptive Translating Structure Thinking Architectural Chinese Roof Christian Construction University
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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