A Multi Level Analysis of China’s Rural Built Environment

This book proposes a cross scale analytical framework is processed which integrates the method of morphology and typology to systematically interpret the changing spatial pattern of rural built environment and understand the dynamic interaction between space and daily life. A unique construction system of vernacular architecture is explored in Zhejiang province. It is a highly flexible construction system basing on locally modular bay, which makes the village self-sustainable. This book is significant as a source of knowledge needed both for theoretical thinking and practical use to provide direction for the positive intervention, creation, preservation, and development of the rural built environment, affecting millions of towns and villages. This book is an essential reference guide for architects, planners, and graduate students in the fields of rural planning, renewal, and construction.