COURSE SYLLABUS
For 2022 CUMT Summer School
An Introduction to Traditional Chinese and European Architecture
JUNE, 2022
Instructor information:
Name |
Email |
Office |
Cell phone |
Qian Liu, MA.Eng |
2428312901@qq.com |
A431, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, Nanhu Campus |
+86-13952269727 |
Moon Ho Hawong, PhD. |
WJJS0013@cumt.edu.cn
|
A424, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, Nanhu Campus |
+8615901458221 |
OBJECTIVES:
1) To form a preliminary impression of traditional Chinese architecture through the cognition of architectural cases and related art works, and understand Chinese traditional culture through the analysis of the background and causes behind the architectural form.
2) The aim is to open up the way of interpreting the culture of architecture. Through the understanding of Western art and architecture as integrated and cross-cultural phenomena, concentrating on western Eurasia more generally, we will examine chronologically the material developments of great cultures from Antiquity until the Renaissance, paying close attention to standing structures, archaeological remains, technology and thought.
REQUIRED TEXTS & READING:
1) Ziyun Zhang, Jie Chen, Stories of Ancient Chinese Architecture (in English), 2020, Shanghai Translation Publishing House.
2) Yanxin Cai, Bingjie Lu, Chinese Architecture (in English), 2006, China Intercontinental Press.
3) Ching, Francis, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikram Prakash. A Global History of Architecture. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2010
4) E.H. Gombrich. The story of Art. 16th ed. Phaidon Press, 1995
5) Hanno-Walter Kruft. A History of Architectural Theory. Zwemmer(German) Princeton Architectural Press (English), translated by Ronald Taylor, Elsie Callander, Antony Wood, 1994
GRADING POLICY:
1) The participation in class;
2) The reports/essays at the end of the class;
Submission Guidelines
All students should submit their reports/essays, using the following format, to the email: 2428312901@qq.com
1) All pages should be numbered. All pages should have student name on header.
2) All technical reports should professionally include the parts of abstract, main report content, discussion, reference.
Letter Grade
The scores will be given according to your report/essay. You will get:
A if 80% ≥
B if you get 70% to 80%
C if you get 60% to 70%
D if less than 60%
Tentative Schedule
Day # |
Topic |
Instructor |
Time in classroom (hrs) |
1 |
An introduction of traditional Chinese buildings 1.1 Features 1.2 Elements 1.3 Special component 1.4 Influence factors |
A/Prof. Qian Liu |
2 |
2 |
Urban construction, Housing and Settlements in ancient China 2.1 Origin 2.2 Development 2.3 Elements 2.4 Examples (Beijing, Xuzhou, Anhui) |
A/Prof. Qian Liu |
2 |
3 |
Palaces, Tombs and temples in ancient China 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Development 3.3 Examples (the Imperial Palace, Thirteen Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven) |
A/Prof. Qian Liu |
2 |
4 |
Classical Chinese Gardens 4.1 Features 4.2 Elements 4.3 Examples (the Summer Palace, Humble Administrator's Garden)
|
A/Prof. Qian Liu
|
2 |
5 |
The Space for Eternity 5.1 Mesopotamia and the Early Cities 5.2 Egypt and Divine Rule 5.3 Minoans and Mycenaean |
A/Prof. MOONHO HAWONG |
2 |
6 |
The Great Awakening of the "Beauty" 6.1 Mimessice and Representation 6.2“Art” and “Beauty” in Greek Language 6.3 The Pantheon and Erechtheum |
A/Prof. MOONHO HAWONG |
2 |
7 |
World Conquerors 7.1 Power and Glory of Romans 7.2 The Church Militant and The Church Triumphant 7.3 Flowing the Dharma and Rolling Chakra
|
A/Prof. MOONHO HAWONG |
2 |
8 |
Germination of modern Art and Architecture 8.1 Quattrocento theory after Alberti and Vitruvian tradition in the Renaissance 8.2 Forming the classical language of Architecture 8.3 The Mannerism and Classicism 8.4 The ‘Renaissance’ of what?
|
A/Prof. MOONHO HAWONG |
2 |
