Chinese Studies Research Group Lunch Seminar 26 October 2007

Chinese Studies Research Group Lunch Seminar 26 October 2007

Venue: Tutorial / Committee Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library

Program:

11:15 - 11:30

Registration and morning tea

11:30 - 11:45

Welcome (Jonathan Benney, President, Chinese Studies Research Group; Ph D Candidate, Asia Institute )

11:45 - 12:25
Topic: Mural painting of Chinese architecture in the 13th – 14th centuries - A Case study on Yongle Gong (1358)

Speaker: Hui Chuan Wang,
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

12:35 - 1:15
Topic: International practice in property development

Speaker: Dr. Hao Wu, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

1:15 - 2: 00 Lunch

Remarks: RSVP to Bick-har Yeung bhy@unimelb.edu.au by 19 October 2007 for catering purpose.

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Program Details

11:45 - 12:25
Topic: Mural painting of Chinese architecture in the 13th – 14th centuries - A Case study on Yongle Gong (1358)

Speaker: Hui Chuan Wang,
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

Summary: Yongle Gong is a Daoist temple built in the 13th – 14th centuries in Shanxi Province of China. In the temple, Chunyang hall’s architectural mural was dedicated to one of the founding fathers of Quanzhen sect: Immortal Lu Dongbin.
In China, the unique graphic language and techniques were used in architectural painting in the past, but are unknown in the western world and are even partly lost in China. With the assistance of Chinese architectural painting theories, Daoist history and architecture construction study, this empirical mural analysis aims to uncover the underlying meaning of the overall pattern design in the Chunyang hall.

12:35 - 1:15
Topic: International practice in property development

Speaker: Dr. Hao Wu, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

Summary: Being part of a global trend, this topic focuses on property development in an international context, with special reference to the Chinese market. Some similarities derived from the same principles are discussed; some distinctive differences driven by specific characteristics within various socio-economic and politico-economic structures are also discussed. Issues such as market components, behaviour and the level of market maturity or transparency are linked to explain the underlying driver. We see an increasing need for looking into structural changes and company decision-making models to gain required knowledge to support international practice in developing and managing buildings and infrastructure.