Abstract:Responding to the topic Architectural strat-egy in a jumping society by Time+ Architecture, the paper questions on whose strategies they are, and discusses five strategy-making bodies(government, real estate developer, architect, architectural re-searcher/educator, citizen)and their corresponding strategy aims and items. Furthermore, it shows value orientation for the strategy which is the author's standpoint. The paper also concludes that from criti-cal perspective the role of architect is considerable weak in fast urbanized China and deems that if archi-tects hope to change current situation, the only way is to enter the social life more positively with critical conscious.

Abstract:Reviewing on the special vocabularies of architects Louis I Kahn, Le Corbusier and Tadao Ando, this article intends to briefly discuss the im-age of labyrinth extracted from the three's works and explore the tension between city and labyrinth.

Abstract:Revealing the form of building construction, we can find the core is the information contained in forms. Therefore, the essence of the continuity and development of the building is transmission and evo-lution of the information that the building includes. As a bridge between tradition and modernity, knowl-edge and information are the main materials and stuff for architectural creation as well as the crystalliza-tion of humsn intelligence,. Taking vernacular dwell-ing for example, this paper clarifies the above point of view and analyzes the meaning for contemporary architectural design.

Abstract:In this essay, the author explained the method of defining functional oning, as one of the classical design methods of city planning from the viewpoint of the juxtaposition and superposition relationships among system elements. Also the au-thor tried to introduce the concept of "superposition" opposite to "juxtaposition"in the process of defining functional area and show the pow-erful promotion brought by "superposition" to de-velop the concepts and methods of traditional defini-tion of functional area and create new juxtaposition relationships through analyzing two design cases.

Abstract:Recently, accompanied by a large number of subway station construction, the improvement of the internal space environment and barrier-free design have already become important research topics. Basing on the physical, psychological and behavioral characteristics of the disabled, this paper analyzes their special needs of the environment, pre-sents the corresponding principle of barrier-free-design, and discusses strategies of design for reference.

Abstract:Large-scale industrial buildings have be-come an important part of historical building being edged out, which cannot be ignored in the course of China's urbanization. There are lots of methods aim-ing to solve this problem at present; However, most of them have not acquired enough social and eco-nomic benefits, but wasted many valuable social re-sources during the reconstruction. This paper puts forward some new strategy on this question with a view to create a win-win situation for social benefits gaining and social resources saving.

Abstract:In recent years, with the process of urbanization in China, there have been profound changes in the forms of many mountainous cities, which showed a state of alienation and opposition instead of harmonization for the relationship of city and the natural environment. Therefore, this paper presents some strategy for the present urban design of riverfront in mountainous city from two aspects of the protection of natural landscape elements and the control of urban form.

Abstract:The article explained the connotation and the application of the "Integrated Elements" in the area of urban design, which means covering all levels of urban system. Furthermore, taking the urban re-newal of Xiaolan Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province for example, it analyses the method of urban design basing on the integrated ex-traction and system organizations of the "Elements", which targets the characteristics of in-dustry-type small towns of Lingnan Water Village, and discusses the new strategy of urban design which was led by the integrated elements of urban.

Abstract:As the summer weather of Chongqing, which is called one of the national known"Three Ovens", is extremely sultry, shading device as a kind of valid measure lowering indoortemperature has practical value to this region. At the same time, it's good to improve the quality of interior environ-ment and reduce energy consumption of building. Basing on the introduction of foreign advanced achievements of the construction visor design and analysis on the main form of shading system in Chongqing at rresent, this paper sums up the prob-lems and made a ppreliminary discussion about how to improve the construction visor design in Chongqing area.

Abstract:In the background of global sustainable development and residential construction technology needing to be improved in China, this paper analyzes the current difficulties of city residential solar using mode in Yangtze River basin Combining with con-crete examples, it points out the way and technol-ogy roadmap which are suitable for the city residen-tial solar using mode in Yangtze River basin, and explores the construction under a rational way.

Abstract:At present, considering a certain gap be-tween higher vocational education and vocational demand in interior design, it's quite important for us to think much of the integration of decoration construction and structure course. During the course of teaching reform in decoration construction and structure course, we must pay attention to both study rules and real working demands, taking vari-ous effective teaching measure according to course's characteristics and tring out possibke ways of work integrated learning to enhance students' capability in working and innovating.

Abstract:This article introduces the style of Tibetan Buddhism Zhao temples in Inner Mongolia which include Tibetan, Han and mixed Han-Tibetan style. It also summarizes the corresponding four forms of layout including Flexible Tibetan layout, regular and uniform distribution of the Han-style, the Han-style-based layout modifications and the unique combina-tion of City, Temple layout, each of which presentsits own distinctive characteristics.