Bracket study : textual, computational, and digital
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Author(s)
Wu, Qiong, 1972-
Advisor(s)
Terry Knight.
Date Issued
2003
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Bracket system is an important and characteristic component in the traditional Chinese architecture. Much has been studied about the system - its origin, historical evolution, structure, and composition - in the traditional way: documents, hand drawings, and physical models. In this thesis, non-traditional methods are applied to the research of the bracket system. The composition of bracket is illuminated in the language of a shape grammar; a computer implementation based on the grammar serves as a teaching tool as well as a design tool of the bracket system. Through the study of the specific element, brackets, it has been explored about the application of the non-traditional research methods into the architectural historical research and education. Meanwhile, this thesis covers the topic of the computer implementation into shape grammars.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88).
Subjects
Architecture.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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