Architectural Design Concept and Analysis - Variation · Cycle

Author: Dai Zhizhong, Deng Lingyun, Tan Lan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: If the concept of the life cycle is used to understand the various stages of a building's "design-construction-use-abandonment-reuse," they also exist in a mutually reinforcing and interconnected relationship. Among these stages, "design" and "reuse" are most closely related to architectural creation. "Design" not only emphasizes the "variation" in architectural form creation but also takes into account the possibility of "cycling" and reuse in other stages of the cycle. "Reuse" also requires design; it represents a "variation" in the material form of the building and provides a feasible and important path for architectural form innovation. The morphological variation of architectural creation and the post-construction cycling of reuse become a pair of twins under the theme of sustainable development. This book is mainly intended for architects, urban planners, and students and faculty of architectural institutions for reference.