Appropriation of Taihu stone and its formal evolution in Wang Shu’s architecture

Zhang, Mingyue; Baek, Jin

doi:10.1080/13467581.2022.2145211

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“…He is devoted to modernizing traditional Chinese gardens, and between 2003 and 2018, he designed 19 "Taihu houses" inspired by the Taihu rocks used in garden rockery. Wang Shu incorporates the Taihu rocks in his architectural works, maintaining the continuity of traditional Chinese architectural values while embodying the characteristics of modern aesthetics [20]. Chinese-American architect I.M.…”

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The Study of the Cognitive Tendency of Chinese Y and Z Generations towards the Design Element Shan-Shui in Architectural Environments

Wang,

Song

2024

Buildings

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The future of architectural environments in China will serve the needs of, and thus be shaped/re-shaped by, the Chinese Y and Z generations. Although Shan-Shui designs have long been a classic style of architectural environment in China, there is a lack of comprehensive studies on how the Chinese Y and Z generations perceive Shan-Shui designs as an architectural style. Quantitatively analyzing and understanding Chinese YZ generations’ perceived relationships between Shan-Shui designs and architectural environments will have many implications for both the economy and education. In this paper, we present a large-scale study by conducting a questionnaire survey of 441 human subjects representative of both the Y and Z generations. The questionnaires were carefully designed with a focus on understanding the perceptions and cognitions of Shan-Shui designs in the survey group. The survey results were analyzed using the widely adopted SPSS25 method. Our overall analyses show that the Chinese Y and Z generations have a tendency to subconsciously perceive Shan-Shui as a relatively independent form/style from architectural environments. Between the Y and Z generations, our comparative analyses show that the latter has a more positive perception with respect to different aspects of Shan-Shui designs in architectural environments.

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Section: Shan-shui and Architectural Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Study of the Cognitive Tendency of Chinese Y and Z Generations towards the Design Element Shan-Shui in Architectural Environments

Wang,

Song

2024

Buildings

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Diffusion Probabilistic Model Assisted 3D Form Finding and Design Latent Space Exploration: A Case Study for Taihu Stone Spacial Transformation

Liu,

Li,

Deng

et al. 2024

Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication

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Taihu stone is an important landscape element in Chinese Private Garden on Southern Yangtze river, which is known for its profound cultural and aesthetic significance. In this paper, we intend to introduce the 3D spacial character of Taihu stone into architectural forms and spaces using machine learning, trying to explore the possibilities of AI-assisted 3D form finding and design latent space exploration. Existing spacial transformation of Taihu stone is mainly demonstrated by continuous section slicing, which cannot directly analyze and generate 3D space, thus cannot learn the most characteristic internal space of Taihu stone. This paper used the latest 3D point cloud probabilistic diffusion model to achieve 3D form generation and interpolation of Taihu stone and architectural massing through latent space exploration. Experiments show that a sufficiently trained diffusion model can generate 3D point clouds of Taihu stone and building massing, as well as generate interpolations between them. The latent vector can be manipulated to generate outputs that are more oriented towards the Taihu stone or the building massing, to meet the different needs of designers. Generated point clouds can be reconstructed into triangle meshes or voxelized, as a morphological prototype for further design implementation. Generated forms are capable to provide inspiration and reference for the designers to create free forms, showing the potential of the diffusion model to assist architecture design in conceptual phases.

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Wang Shu’s promenade of strolling in shan-shui and its dialogue with Le Corbusier’s concept

Zhang,

Baek

2023

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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Appropriation of Taihu stone and its formal evolution in Wang Shu’s architecture

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

The Study of the Cognitive Tendency of Chinese Y and Z Generations towards the Design Element Shan-Shui in Architectural Environments

The Study of the Cognitive Tendency of Chinese Y and Z Generations towards the Design Element Shan-Shui in Architectural Environments

Diffusion Probabilistic Model Assisted 3D Form Finding and Design Latent Space Exploration: A Case Study for Taihu Stone Spacial Transformation

Wang Shu’s promenade of strolling in shan-shui and its dialogue with Le Corbusier’s concept

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