Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts

4/19/2015

The Relation Between Feng Shui and Architecture

Just a trivial picture showing the Archicture tri-principles found in modern Chinese architecture practitioners.



Architecture 架构 (Jiaguo) is the result of three principles :
艺术 (yishu) / Techonology
技术 (jishu) / Art
风水 (fengshui) / Fengshui


As opposed to Vitruvius' three principles : 

  • Firmatis (Durability) - It should stand up robustly and remain in good condition.
  • Utilitas (Utility) - It should be useful and function well for the people using it.
  • Venustatis (Beauty) - It should delight people and raise their spirits. (link)

1/06/2014

Best Futuristic City Architectures in Film 2013

Through 2013 we got many interesting films featuring futuristic architectures, the list such as Star Trek Into The Darkness, Elysium, Oblivion, The Hunger Games (2012 though..), Man of Steel the city of Krypton etc. Here some of the screenshot:

Futuristic City / Urban Design of the future

MAN OF STEEL (2013)

Metropolis City Skyliners

Krypton City in Destruction

Krypton city before destruction - large doom as the main architectural axis

ELYSIUM (2013)

Elysium city colony - something similar idea in the Gundam colonies architecture

Elysium buildings, set in year 2154

City concept art, very rich in green design

Residential design with swimming pool and great view

in the opposite, the earth after apocalypse is totally a slum architecture, surviving buildings

STAR TREK : INTO THE DARKNESS (2013)

Architectures and Buildings in the city of Vulcan 

City skyline in Star Trek Into the Darkness

THE HUNGER GAMES (2012)

City skyline in the Hunger Games 2012, the garden as massive city communal spaces and as the architecture reflected the tune of socialist, non capitalist society

Top Ten Best Futuristic Films in the 2012-2013

1. Star Trek Into the Darkness 2013
2. Pacific Rim 2013
3. The Hunger Games 2012
4. Elysium 2013
5. Oblivion 2013
6. Man Of Steel 2013
7. Gravity 2013
8. Battleship 2012
9. World War Z 2013
10. Prometheus 2012




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12/17/2009

Singkawang Old Photos

Old photos of Singkawang city. The city been dubeed as a city of "Thousand Temples" due to many of shrines and temples. Chinese culture has enriched the city for as long as its standing. Most of tourism attracted to visit Singkawang is due to this factor. The main attraction is around Chinese new Year and Cap Go Meh or 15th day. There are usually street festival like dragon dance or lion dance.

Here photos from around 1960s where a "Dragon" still permitted by Indonesian government. The "Dragon" banned after 1960s but revived again in 1998.


12/13/2008

Rasio proporsi Bangunan China Gude Si (古德寺) - Golden Section ?

Ini dibuat dalam rangka diskusi di china history forum. Bangunan Gude Si ini gayanya ekletik antara Timur & Barat, oleh karena itu daku mengusulkan untuk dilacak sejauh mana pengaruh Baratnya, ide nya adalah, di arsitektur Barat teori proporsi dipake untuk menghasilkan estetika, dan ya coba2 lah untuk diliat apakah proporsi Golden Section muncul di bangunan ini atau nggak.



Rasio yang muncul lebih mendekati deret kuadrat ketimbang Golden Section, jadi ya, kesimpulannya, rasio proporsi yang dipakai bukan Golden Section. Simple kan.

Nice building , mirip di Final Fantasy.
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