Browsing Theses by Subject "china"
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Landscapes in Motion: Active Aging in China
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Aging in China does not mean slowing down or losing flexibility. On the contrary, aging in China is about regaining youth and becoming a younger replica of oneself. Seniors are becoming more mobile and agile through various ... -
Motionscapes, Waterland, Maritime Theatre: Three Temporalities in Contemporary Jiangnan
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-24)Jiangnan is on the brink of revolution: a network of bullet train lines will re-territorilize this region of China, including Shanghai, drawing its 80 million inhabitants within a single hour’s commute of one another. From ... -
On Chinese Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2006)From the four-thousand-year obsession with timber structures to the radical fascination of steel and glass in recent decades, in a Westerner's eye, Chinese architecture evolves either too slow or too fast. The current ... -
Rendering as Critical Reflection: On the visual production of architecture in China and the West
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-24)This thesis reflects on our thoughts and actions towards the proliferation and use of photorealistic rendering by the architectural profession in China and the West, both of which actively engage in this form of image ... -
Shanghai lilong: an intertwined relationship between the dwellers & the architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-03)The thesis investigates the lilong neighbourhoods of Shanghai, known for their high-density housing organized around narrow longtangs (alleyways), during the 1970s and 1980s. It unfolds the intertwining relationship between ... -
Yao-dong as a Spiritual Shelter for the Young Peasants
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-12)A yao-dong is a vernacular architecture in northern China. “Dong” means a cave. A cave is one of the earliest human shelters. In thousand years of Chinese history, caves evolved into yao-dongs. A yao-dong is the spiritual ...