Anshina's Architecture (Episode 1): Dougong (斗拱)

Dougong (斗拱) is a series of interweaven brackets and blocks which are used to help distribute the weight of old East Asian structures, especially the weight of the beams or roofs which are above them. This is important because this had made these structures very earthquake-resistant, which is why a lot of East Asian Structures have survived for a long time
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[georgewu5]

Mr. Francis Chen, Did you see the exhibition from Shanghai Pavilion in San Francisco recently yet? I am sure you did ! My Hong Kong classmate from San Francisco had made a video of that and showed it in the alumni web-site. Very interesting. Youtube georgewu5 / George Wu, AIA 2011-11-19

[georgewu5]

You mentioned the Chinese architecture can resist the earthquakes in the past, the palaces in Beijing are still standing are the good examples. However, the new CCTV headquater high rise building in Beijing was the opposite , a symmetrical design with the "wishbone breaking point " right at the top of the two asymmetrical legs.I had been protesting this wrong design for the earthquake zone Beijing for many years now. All I received was disagreements. Youtube georgewu5/ George Wu, AIA 2011-11-19

[georgewu5]

I love the new Chinese pavilion in Shanghai very much. And I also watched CCTV of Liang Chichen, the head of architecture Dept at Shenghui University who studied the traditional architecture and leatured once at Harvard when he received the Hon. Doctor degree around 1947. When I saw the detailed drawings of Dougong, I thought of his undertaking before the Japanese invasion in 1937. George Wu, AIA /Youtube georgewu5

[georgewu5]

LE COBUSIER MADE A SKETCH OF THE CAPITAL OF A GREEK COLUMN AND I WAS INSPIRED BY IT TO DESIGN MY CROUSE- IRVING HOSPITAL,SYRACUSE,NY IN 1970. THEY RESEMBLED THE CAPITAL OF A CHINESE COLUMN IN APPEARANCE AND IN FUNCTION,EXCEPT THE CHINESE ONE IS MADE OUT OF WOOD INSTEAD OF STONE. I CAUGHT THE BEAUTY OF THE APPEARANCE BUT NOT THE STRUCTURE. AFTER 40 YEARS. I STACK THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS LIKE A JUNGLE GYM TO MAKE HOUSING IN MY 3,000 MILES LONG,"GREAT WALL VILLAGE" . GEORGE WU, AIA 2010-6-26

[smitaraks]

really really helpful..thanx

[ewigkase1]

thank for this video very helpful

[chocoflakes2008]

Love you're video

iam a fun of oriental architecture

Traditional Chinese Korean & Japanese temples & palaces building complex are beautiful

iam still wondering about those Flying Upturned Eaves

pls can show me

[taffypetrull]

thanks