by Have you been amazed by the grandeur of the Forbidden City? Are you amazed by the towering Tengwang Pavilion? After nearly a thousand years of baptism, beautiful and charming ancient buildings are still shining on the land of China.
What keeps them is the “big woodwork” structural system, which embodies the wisdom and painstaking efforts of countless craftsmen.
The ancient craftsmen use ingenious mortise and tenon combinations to connect individual components and gradually form a complete mechanical structural system.
They can stand for thousands of years without a nail and a rivet.
Don’t you want to know how those magnificent ancient buildings are connected and combined? This class at Zhejiang University takes you to unlock the mysteries with one click.
Follow Xiaozhe and take a look! Student Works Student Works Student Works 2020 Student Homework Summary Crescent Building 208 Office: Model Storage Space “For the complex construction system of ancient Chinese architecture, hands-on experience is the best learning method and also the best memory rule.” Zhang Yuyu, the teacher of the professional course “Architectural History II: Chinese Ancient Architectural History” in the Department of Architecture at Zhejiang University, said.
Adhering to this philosophy, this course, jokingly referred to as the “most hardcore professional course” by architecture students, not only includes theoretical learning, but also practical homework – making pavilion models is an important content.
Students create structural models of pavilions in a 1:30 or 1:50 scale using relevant drawings provided by Zhang Yuyu and on-site surveying and investigation.
Let’s take a look at how these pavilions and pavilions have sprung up! Preliminary preparation: “Pavilion”: The structural composition of a traditional pavilion often requires hundreds of components, many of which can even reach thousands.
Among them, the beam frame overlapping, tenon and mortise combination, arch of wooden architecture production and other delicate and ingenious pavilion, if not carefully studied, the production will certainly be confused.
The production of such a pavilion model is a significant challenge for students who are new to ancient architecture production.
With more than a month to go before handing in their homework, students are rubbing their hands and starting to prepare for it.
The visit to the model of office 208 in Yueya Building opened the curtain of this “pavilion battle”.
During the process of appreciating the models made by senior and senior students, Zhang Yuyu explained in detail to the students the differences in the construction and reasons for the formation of different pavilions, from the details of workmanship to the selection of materials.
This close encounter with the model gave the students a rough understanding of the internal structure of the pavilion.
After experiencing the pavilion for the first time, students need to conduct a “selection” process, which involves selecting their desired pavilion type.
After the selection is completed, they can start digital modeling, issuing material orders, purchasing wood, and related tools
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