THE CENTER FOR ASIAN ARCHITECTURE
2ND June 2-3, 2017, in Nanjing, China
In keeping with the CAA’s focus onAsian outlook and Asian perspectives, papers included in the symposium seek to deal with all regions of Asia on subjects covering a wide range of scholarly disciplines and professional fields, including studies focused on architectural, urban,regional and heritage issues, on historical or theoretical perspectives, as well as on practices in design, planning and preservation.
SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS
CHEN Wei (Southeast University, China), LI Shiqiao (University of Virginia, U.S.)
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017
08:30 – 09:00|Welcome Address
Session Chair: CHEN Wei (Southeast University, China)
WU Gang (Vice President, Southeast University, China)
HAN Dongqing(Professor, Dean, School of Architecture, Southeast University. China)
09:00 –12:20 |SESSION 1: PROSPECTS
This session focuses on the prospects in historical, theoretical and philosophical researches of Asia, as well as the accomplishments achieved and challenges faced by the Western thought.
Session Chair & Discussant: DONG Wei (Southeast University, China)
09:00-09:30Rethinking the Indo-European Tradition
LI Shiqiao(University of Virginia, U.S.)
09:30-10:00 MakingUrban Planning and Design Work for Indian Cities
Bimal PATEL (Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, India)
10:00-10:20 Coffee Break
10:20-10:50 Citizen’s City: Idea and Perspective
Jürgen ROSEMANN(National University of Singapore, Singapore)
10:50-11:20 A Radical Reconceptualization of Asian Urbanism
William S. W. LIM(Singapore)
11:20-11:50 Jade Treesin the Wind, Plain but Attractively Colorful: The Visionary Space
Perception of AncientChinese Cities, Landscape and Architecture
CHEN Wei (Southeast University, China)
11:50-12:20 Discussion
14:00 – 17:50 |SESSION 2: PARTICULARITIES
This session explores the particularities of Asian regions and cities, their cultural heritages and intellectual traditions, and aims to situate these Asian particularities in the wider world.
Session Chair & Discussant: Richard A. ENGELHARDT (UNESCO)
14:00-14:30 IMPORT /EXPORT: Rapid Urban Prototyping Traversing the East-West Divide
Ila BERMAN&Mona EL KHAFIF (University of Virginia, U.S.)
14:30-15:00 Rethinking Comparative Histories and Theories: Asian Cities and Architecture in the Information Age
HSIAChu-joe(Southeast University, China)
15:00-15:30 Reshaping Historical City Networks with the Diversified Asian Cultural Matrix
DONG Wei (Southeast University, China)
15:30-15:50 Coffee Break
15:50-16:20 Preservation in Practice: The Historical Cities of Myanmar
Nyein LWIN (Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, Myanmar)
16:20-16:50 Film and City in Asia
LAI Delin (University of Louisville, U.S.)
16:50-17:20 Chinese Investment and Industrial Park: Re-shaping the Economic Geography in Asia
WANG Xinping(Southeast University, China)
17:20-17:50 Discussion
SATURDAY, JUNE 3,2017
08:30 –11:50 | SESSION3: PRACTICES
This session discusses the ongoing practices in architectural design and urban planning, as well as the critical theory and its practices in contemporary Asia.
Session Chair & Discussant: LI Shiqiao (University of Virginia, U.S.)
08:30-09:00 On “Orientation”
CHANG Yung Ho(Tongji University,China; MIT, U.S.)
09:00-09:30 Re-Constructing Commons
TSUKAMOTO Yoshiharu(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
09:30-10:00 Design Methodology from the Pitched Roof
GE Ming (Southeast University, China)
10:00-10:20 Coffee Break
10:20-10:50 Kinesthetic City
Esther LORENZ(University of Virginia, U.S.)
10:50-11:20 Bandung,the Netherlands-Indie Colonial City Design: A Geospatial Perspective
Dicky A. S. SOERIAATMADJA (ICOMOS Indonesia)
11:20-11:50 Discussion
11:50 – 12:20|Closing Remarks
CHEN Wei (Southeast University, China)
LI Shiqiao(University of Virginia, U.S.)
VENUE
East Lecture Hall,2nd Floor, University Auditorium
Southeast University,No.2 Sipailou, Nanjing, China
CO-ORGANIZERS
School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S
Key Laboratory of Urban & Architectural Heritage Conservation (Southeast University),Ministry of Education, China
Key Scientific Research Base of Technique of Traditional Wooden Architecture (Southeast University), State Administration for Cultural Heritage, China
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