Terrain-Specific: Contemporary Landscape Architecture in Canada

The Canadian landscape has typically captured a global imaginary of a pristine wild, but how might its urban designed landscapes be distinctly understood? Foregrounded by the landscape transformations accelerated by climate change, the book Innate Terrain: Canadian Landscape Architecture, edited by Professor Alissa North from the University of Toronto, highlights landscape architecture projects situated on the unique Canadian terrain. Providing further provocation on Canadian landscape architecture, Innate Terrain seeks to fill the literary gap on contemporary landscape perspectives, distinguishing Canadian landscape architecture from global practice, and particularly, its well-documented American counterpart. Landscape architecture in the Canadian context has evolved and established its own distinct identity, one imbued with national and local sensitivities. Informed by diverse environmental and cultural contexts, Canadian-designed landscapes reflect and refer to the prevailing ecosystems of Canada’s innate terrain. Contrary to the preceding International Style, landscape architecture projects in Canada have adopted the ethos of Critical Regionalism in the second half of the 20th century. Contemporary Canadian practitioners are designing landscapes that are deeply informed by their surrounding geographical context while emphasizing cultural specificity. Central to this cultural specificity, addressed by a new generation of landscape architects, is the increasing recognition of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge within the discipline. Canadian landscape architects have collaborated with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, including the keepers of this knowledge, to develop land management strategies and design landscape interventions.     

中国古典园林三维造型研究

论述了采用层次结构化及参数化三维造型方法，建立一个以造型函数库为核心，从而构造各类、各级园林景观构件表面模型的方法和过程。对于某些非建筑类的园林配景构件，采用了Ｆｒａｃｔａｌ方法进行造型。     

The traditional Yemeni window and natural lighting

The traditional Yemeni window is considered to be one of the most important elements that characterize the yemeni architecture. The beauty of the traditional Yemeni window comes from its four main components which combined the functions of view, lighting, ventilation, protection, and privacy. These functions can be controlled by the occupants according to their social and environmental needs. The four main components are the lower part (Taqah), the fanlight (Qamariyah), the wooden external overhang (Konnah), and the small vent (Shaquos). Since fanlights provide natural lighting during day-time, the area of the lower part can be reduced and its exterior shutters can be closed without the need for artificial lighting. The internal natural lighting that is provided by the upper and lower parts of the window was investigated to see its quality. In this investigation, there were two main goals. The first is the contribution and quality of the internal light provided by the Qamariyah when shutters are closed. The second is the effect of the internal simple white cloth curtains, in the lower part, in the internal light quality. Visual measurements were taken in a typical room of a traditional house of the Old City of Sana'a, Yemen. From the findings, it was found that the fanlights (Qamariyat) provide low and soft homogeneous internal lighting which was as low as 22 lux average. However, the occupants have the ability to increase level of lighting to as high as 600 or 700 lux. This can be done simply by deciding which shutter to open and how many of them to be opened. In this paper, the methodology and findings will be presented and discussed.     

苏州市区域形象新论

本文从区域形象有关理论入手 ,分析了影响苏州城市形象的地理区位、经济水平、社会文化、政策与规划 ,等有关因素 ,在此基础上提出苏州城市形象应定位于高科技城、人居天堂、文化城和旅游风景城等方面进行了探讨 ,并从城市形象系统的层面上提出了相关问题及建议。     

苏州中心城区功能弱化原因及其对策探析

在对苏州中心城区综合功能弱化实证分析的基础上．从中心城市和县(市)博弈的角度阐述其弱化的原因。并从转变职能，整合空间和塑造特色三个方面探讨增强中心城区竞争力的若干途径。     

苏州河河口水闸工程设计特色

在简要介绍苏州河河口水闸工程设计背景及工程概况基础上,从闸址选择、工程标准与规模论证、闸门门型选择、总体结构方案论证、施工组织设计、环境保护、工程效益论证等各方介绍了工程设计特色,并从满足多功能要求基础上介绍了水工、机电与金属结构方面设计存在的难点,从而为今后同类工程设计提供参考。     

正确处理三种关系,促进测量学教学健康发展--非测绘专业测量学的教学研究

结合教学实践，对如何正确处理好教学与科研、传统技术与新技术、传统教学与多媒体教学之间的关系进行了研究，并得出正确处理好这三种关系是促进测量学教学健康发展和提高教学质量的有效途径的结论。     

重庆温泉寺及其寺庙园林史略

本文以重庆温泉寺庙园林为例,说明现在重庆园林布局仍以寺庙建筑为中心,组成严整的东西对称格局,其建造充分体现了“天人合一”的思想境界和“道”的自然无为的原则。     

明、清官式灰背作法

在明、清官式建筑的屋顶作法中，灰背（包括泥背）作法是整个屋顶作法中关键的一环。灰背顶可以满足屋顶防水要求，并能满足屋顶水流方向发生改变时的防水要求，因此灰背作法是解决平台屋顶以及天沟等部位防水问题的主要措施。本文主要介绍传统灰背的一般操作程序；宫廷灰背作法中的几种特殊手法；传统灰背的现行作法，以及提高灰背的质量的材料配比和施工方法。     

苏州现代物流园综合办公大楼解读

文章通过对澳大利亚的JPW建筑设计公司在苏州工业园区设计并建成的物流园综合办公大楼进行介绍和解读，试图让更多的人了解该建筑，并发现其设计中的趣味。