四合院 Siheyuan - Sheltered places in an extreme prairie climate

dc.contributor.authorWang, Bing
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeThurmayr, Anna (Landscape Architecture) Yu, Kongjian (Landscape Architecture at Peking University)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorStraub, Dietmar (Landscape Architecture)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T21:03:47Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T21:03:47Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Landscape Architecture (M.L.Arch.)en_US
dc.description.abstractSiheyuan is a traditional Chinese dwelling type. The term is made up with three characters: Si means four, He means enclosure and Yuan means yard. The literal translation of Siheyuan means quadrangle. I have a great childhood memory of living in such kind of environment. It has remained my study interest through the years as a Landscape Architecture student, and eventually became my practicum topic. The purpose of this practicum is to explore the traditional Chinese courtyard dwelling types with a particular emphasis on the Siheyuan. By conducting case studies on sheltered dwellings in different cultures, it is hoped that valuable lessons about courtyards can be learned so as to inform the proposed design. Strategies derived from analysis and researches are applied to the design of three existing courtyards on the University of Manitoba campus. The design intends to improve the quality of these spaces with the awareness of Winnipeg's local climate and their functionality in a campus environment.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/32196
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectLandscape architectureen_US
dc.subjectCourtyarden_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectSiheyuanen_US
dc.title四合院 Siheyuan - Sheltered places in an extreme prairie climateen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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