Arch 693: Hillside Design Methodology in an East Asian Context

Assistant Professor Marja Sarvimaki, Architect, Ph.D.
Spring 2005

In this course, students explored methodologies of hillside design in an East Asian context, with a strong emphasis on the interrelationship between design methods and research methods and the fruitful combination of both. Research papers investigate precedents, contemporary case studies, local architectural languages, and natural catastrophes.

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Cosmos vs Chaos: Precedents of East Asian Design Methods

A Study on Traditional Chinese Geomancy and Environmental Design Principles with Fengshui Case Study of SoA Manoa
Benny Hui

Fengshui Influences on Korean and Japanese Hillside Design  [download images]
Arlene Montania

Natural and Built Environment Relationshisp in Asian Architecture
Jennifer Lo

The Color of Today: Updating the Colors of the Fengshui System
Orlando Quarless

Traditional Chinese Cave Cultures as Microcivilizations and Their Impact on Contemporary Cave Dwelling Societies
Tanya Davis



Tradition vs Modernity: Contemporary Case Studies

Tracing the Japanese Influence on the Residential Designs of Vladimir Ossipoff
Kim Suman

Korean Hillside Design: Comparative Study on Sudeoksa Temple and Houses by Kyu-Am Min  [download images]
Young-Kyu Park

Designing Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Headquarters  [download images]
Kekoa Onishi

Fitting in With Hongkong  [download images]
Kekoa Onishi

The Peak: A Visual Analysis on Zaha Hadid's Project
Sydney Schwartz

The Peak via Levin's 'Mudra as Thining'
Sydney Schwartz

The Success of Hillside Design and the Reasons Behind Them: A Comparative Analysis of Kiyomizudera Temple and the Rokko Housing Project
Patricia Mills

Nature, Geometry, Substance in the Architecture of Tadao Ando
Youme Choi

Tadao Ando: Modern Sukiya and the Japanese Aestethic
Ryan Lambert

Tadao Ando: Apertures in Concrete
Ryan Lambert

Hillside Design and Context in Shigeru Ban's Case Study Houses
Frederick Hong

Hillside Terrace: Fumihiko Maki's Microcosm of Urban Development
Frederick Hong

The Influence of Japanese Geomancy and Buddhism on the Works of Kisho Kurokawa Pertaining Hillside Design  [download images]
Arlene Montania

Present-Day Japanese Residential Architecture: Old, New, and Hillside Considerations
Jennifer Lo



Globalism vs. Localism: Towards Local Architectural Languages

Contemporary Hotel Design on Korean Hillsides  [download images]
Young-Ho Seo

Considerations of Hillside Design  [download images]
Young-Ho Seo

Architecture with Local Cultural Characteristics: Analyses of Demolition of Beijing Shiheyuan and Redevelopment of Shanghai Shikumen
Shan Jin

Architecture with Local Cultural Characteristics Under the Impact of Globalization
Shan Jin

Sense of Place or Place of Sense: A Search for Context in Architecture
Mujtaba Ahsan



Man vs. Nature: Hillsides and Natural Catastrophes

Physics of Tsunami, its Devastating Impacts, and Architectural Solutions  [download images]
Raj Subramaniam

Architects Role in Coastal Design  [download images]
Raj Subramaniam

Emergi-Pods: Emergency Relief Housing
Todd Riches

Seismic Analysis of Two Hillside Masterpieces: UNESCO Workshop in Genova and Rokko Housing in Kobe
Martin Bermudez

Geophysical and Seismic Analyses of Two Architectural Wonders: Awaji Yumebutai and Getty Center
Martin Bermudez

Awaji Island and the Restoration of Dreams
Tanya Davis



 
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