HOA FINALS

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

means architecture originally built during pre-industrial periods by the local people that made use of local materials and resources.

FENG SHUI

Harmonizing energy with the surrounding environment

SIHEYUAN

Literally means quadrangle

TU LOU

Large singular courtyards found in Hakka

YAO DONG

Earthen structures common on the Loess Plateau of China

HANOK

Korean traditional house

MACHIYA

Japanese traditional house

RUMAH GADANG

Southeast Asian house with dramatic roof form and size

JAPAN

In _____, ordered and detailed with decoration and skill, the mathematical asymmetry, the straight line, abbreviation and achromatic color are important feature of the pattern.

CHINA

The typical features of _____ palaces are reality, symmetry, the meandered curve, the magnificent column and the various colors.

ONDOL/GUDEUL

Korean underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the underside of thick masonry floor

CHOGA JIP

Korean house covered with thatched roof

NOWA JIP

Korean house covered with wood roof

GIWA JIP

Korean large house for the upper class

GIWA

Traditional Korean black groove tiles for roof made of earth or red clay

GYEONGBOK PALACE

National Palace Museum of Korea and National Folk Museum

GOCHANG-EUP TEMPLE

UNESCO World Heritage Site with 447 dolmens

BULGUKSA TEMPLE

Korean Buddhist templet built in 528 during the Silla Kingdom

TOMB OF TAEJO OF GORYEO

Mausoleum located in Haesong-Ri, Kaepuna County

TORII

Japanese gateway formed by two posts and horizontal beams

SHIMENAWA

Long rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion

KAMI

Shinto spirits

HISASHI

Lower roof below the eaves of main roof

YARIGANNA

A spear shaped plane tool used for splitting and smoothing timbers

KUMO HIJIKI

Curved brackets found underside of the overhanging eaves

JOMON

Early Japanese house shaped like tent built directly over an earth floor with wood foundation

YAYOI

Early Japanese house on stilts characterized by start of farming resulting to widespread of permanent houses

TENSHU

Japanese castle tower

TATAMI

Japanese flooring / mats

DAIDOKORO

Japanese kitchen

HAKONIWA

Japanese box garden used in crowded cities to separate house from the outside

TOKONOMAS

Japanese special area for meditation and art used to display flower or art treasure

CHANOMA

Japanese family room, space for tea and family gatherings

CHA NO YOU

Japanese tea ceremony

TOU KUNG

In Chinese architectural order, it is a system of brackets used to support heavy roofing

PAI-LOU

Traditional Chinese form of archway

FENG SHUI

Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment

Sky

Wind

Fire

Water

Earth

FIVE ELEMENTS REPRESENTING THE BUDDHIST UNIVERSE

Hommaru

Sannomaru

Ninomaru

THREE COURTS IN A JAPANESE CASTLE

KENZO TANGE

TADAO ANDO

SHIGERU BAN

TOYO ITO

TORII

PAI-LOU

HIMEJI CASTLE

THE LINGXIAO PAGODA

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

MOZU-FURUICHI MOUNDS