Li, Di, Knight, Michael and Brown, Andre 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0576-5112
(2014)
Digital fabrication as a tool for investigating traditional Chinese architecture <i>A case study of the dou gong</i>.
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Abstract
This paper presents part of a broader research project in which a set of complementary computational techniques have been applied to investigate and interpret traditional Chinese architecture. The techniques involve digital modelling, algorithmic representation and digital fabrication. The ancient rule books that describe the traditional Chinese design styles and construction technologies are the basis for the parametric rules and algorithms and the application to the modelling and fabrication process. The focus of this paper is the study of a typical Chinese joint structure, the dou gong. The precedent case study and the components of the dou gong are reviewed and analysed. Then the digital representation and fabrication processes that have been employed are demonstrated. Practical problems were found in this process and modifications were consequently made. At the end of the paper, we discuss the achievements and benefits that arise from this investigation, and potential applications in practice. Conclusions from work presented in this paper and for the broader research are drawn respectively. Significant prospective work is suggested.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Unspecified) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | dou gong, Ying Zao Fa Shi, digital fabrication, traditional Chinese architecture |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2017 09:24 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2023 09:26 |
| Open Access URL: | http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/ecaade20... |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3009708 |
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