ARCH7111-YIZHANG: 2012

Saturday, 9 June 2012

final submission_A pond of light

A pond of light (download link)

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Sunday, 29 April 2012

Turpan Site infomation

Turpan Rural Region (تۇرپان ۋىلايىتى‎ Turpan Wilayiti)

Summary

Turpan is a major town with a population of 35 000. The major town of Toqsun (20 000) is a county seat in the region. The major town of Shanshan Huochezhan (35 000) in Pichan County is also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Turpan Rural Region contains Turpan Metropolitan County and 2 ordinary counties. Is area is 69 620 km² and its population is 550 731.

Turpan Metropolitan County (تۇرپان شەھرى Turpan Shehri/吐鲁番市Tǔlǔfān-shì) 13 690 km²

2 street committees of Turpan, 2 urban townships, 7 rural townships, 3 special rural townships (251 652)

source: http://harrysworldatlas.blogspot.com.au/2007/03/china-cn-xinjiang-province-turpan-rural.html

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Weekly Timetable

Top 5 Competition Entry Selection

Saturday, 14 April 2012

Assignment2__submission

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Assignment2__old tradition& new technology

The ancient technology that had greatly effected silk road, evoking a sense of pride for the local folks

New technology of invisible car, here it is used as a concept rather than the technology itself. The architecture can be invisible with the minimal impact to the environment, visually or environmentally.

Assignment2__ concept

The initial concept for the town hall, regardless the specific site of the place, was to build a place or an intersection that when tradition meets the new, the past meets the future.
Then it later involves the consideration for a site that has the potential to work with .....

Assignment2__ Regional Town hall

The role of the town hall is changing. Instead of functioning simply as a public space, the town hall is now expected to serve as a center for new kinds of activities. This is especially true in communities that have begun to show signs of decline, amid concerns about declining birth rates, aging populations, and the weakening social fabric in local neighborhoods. In such communities, a town hall should be more than a center for public services where people gather only when they need to attend to their affairs. It should be a place that offers something new and stimulating to residents. It should provide a sense of joy and richness in everyday life, and if possible become a place to make people proud of their community. In growing communities, it should be a place where new traditions can be built up.

As part of the process of modernization, town halls with similar programs and stereotyped designs were built in every region, differing only in scale. But today there is renewed awareness of historical differences between the social environments of different regions and of regional traditions and cultures. More thought is being devoted to protecting and fostering distinctive local cultures and environments. To enable this, the architecture of a town hall should convey to residents a sense of the traditions of their region and be a familiar source of pride. It should be a hall for that town only, different from halls in other towns.

In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency, a town hall should also be a vehicle for conveying prompt and accurate information to residents, and if necessary be available as a safe refuge.

A recent requirement for architecture of all kinds, and especially public architecture, is sustainability. But rather than being a model of how green architecture can satisfy various environmental conditions, a town hall needs leeway. In a sense, it should be tough architecture than can thrive on punishment. Sustainability is not a goal but a precondition.

You are invited to submit proposals taking the above into consideration, choosing the scale and location freely. We look forward to entries that imagine a specific regional environment and a town hall that participates in the life of that region.

Sunday, 18 March 2012

feedback sheet

Saturday, 17 March 2012

Assignment percentage

Clarity-- 25%

Rigor--20%

Imagination--20%

Inhabitation--15%

Artifice and Formal Configuration-- 10%

Construction and structural System--10%

The nature of competition sets an 'unfair' judgement for design of architecture, it is crucial to 'stand out' immediately among hundreds of entries. Clarity here includes both graphically and conceptually, the driving idea is the essence.

Rigor and Imagination are weighted both important for me. Being rigorous is to support the idea in a thorough and integrate manner, solving the architectural issue in aspects of social, cultural , environmental, political, economic and philosophical. Being imaginative, seek solutions out of the box!