At the base of the reflection developed in this research work, there is the concept of habitat as a system, as an articulated "whole" that cannot be explained with the simple sum of its parts. The concept of habitat...At the base of the reflection developed in this research work, there is the concept of habitat as a system, as an articulated "whole" that cannot be explained with the simple sum of its parts. The concept of habitat, in fact, implies issues of dialectic spaces, in other words, those settings that can be defined as relational subsystems within the urban/domestic scale. This essay has its roots in the CIAM (Congr^s International d'Architecture Moderne (in English: International Congress of Modem Architecture)) of 1953, during which the complementarity of the outside space next to the dwelling and its relevance within the project discipline, have been affirmed. In particular, assimilating the lesson of Aldo van Eyck, this work investigates the deepest issues of the concept of threshold. The analysis makes use of the work-tools of critical reading and comparison between urban and rural habitats, with different density levels, whose relational fabrics have been layering over time permeable "thicknesses" which articulate complex threshold spatial configurations.展开更多
This paper studies and analyzes the response and behavior of regular and irregular building structures in earthquake zones. The non-linear dynamic response of tall buildings structures were obtained using five simulat...This paper studies and analyzes the response and behavior of regular and irregular building structures in earthquake zones. The non-linear dynamic response of tall buildings structures were obtained using five simulated models, which were subjected to UBC code dynamic and static equivalent earthquake loads. The maximum response of the structural models were computed and analyzed in order to verify the effects of building configuration on drift results. Drift results agreed with codes recommendations regarding building configuration and showed that regular buildings performance in resisting earthquake forces is better than that of irregular buildings.展开更多
Qian Xuesen made initiative theoretic contribution to architectu- ral sciences in five aspects: the theory for positioning architectural science, the theory for positioning architectural philosophy, the theory for set...Qian Xuesen made initiative theoretic contribution to architectu- ral sciences in five aspects: the theory for positioning architectural science, the theory for positioning architectural philosophy, the theory for setting up Chinese landscape architecture; the theory for setting up urbanology, and the theory for building Chinese “shan-shui city". Studying, deepening and perfecting Qian’s theories are of momentous importance for the development of China’s architectural sciences.展开更多
文摘At the base of the reflection developed in this research work, there is the concept of habitat as a system, as an articulated "whole" that cannot be explained with the simple sum of its parts. The concept of habitat, in fact, implies issues of dialectic spaces, in other words, those settings that can be defined as relational subsystems within the urban/domestic scale. This essay has its roots in the CIAM (Congr^s International d'Architecture Moderne (in English: International Congress of Modem Architecture)) of 1953, during which the complementarity of the outside space next to the dwelling and its relevance within the project discipline, have been affirmed. In particular, assimilating the lesson of Aldo van Eyck, this work investigates the deepest issues of the concept of threshold. The analysis makes use of the work-tools of critical reading and comparison between urban and rural habitats, with different density levels, whose relational fabrics have been layering over time permeable "thicknesses" which articulate complex threshold spatial configurations.
文摘This paper studies and analyzes the response and behavior of regular and irregular building structures in earthquake zones. The non-linear dynamic response of tall buildings structures were obtained using five simulated models, which were subjected to UBC code dynamic and static equivalent earthquake loads. The maximum response of the structural models were computed and analyzed in order to verify the effects of building configuration on drift results. Drift results agreed with codes recommendations regarding building configuration and showed that regular buildings performance in resisting earthquake forces is better than that of irregular buildings.
文摘Qian Xuesen made initiative theoretic contribution to architectu- ral sciences in five aspects: the theory for positioning architectural science, the theory for positioning architectural philosophy, the theory for setting up Chinese landscape architecture; the theory for setting up urbanology, and the theory for building Chinese “shan-shui city". Studying, deepening and perfecting Qian’s theories are of momentous importance for the development of China’s architectural sciences.