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=== Core Questions of Working Group History and Conservation ===
==== How are the heritage sites linked to the adjacent urban landscape (e.g. neighbourhoods, city centre, transportation facilities)? ====
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==== How are the heritage sites used (e.g. which groups meet there, which functions does the listed object fullfill nowadays)? ====
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==== Which elements make the heritage site successful and attractive? ====
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==== How is the historical background of the heritage site presented to the public? ====
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==== What do the author(s) want to express with the garden concept? Did he/they follow the cultural background of the time? ====
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=== Analysis of program/function ===  
=== Analysis of program/function ===  

Revision as of 12:34, 13 December 2008

The classical gardens of Suzhou

Name Classical Gardens
Place Suzhou
Country China
Topic please enter the topic here
Author(s) Zhang Yujun
Completion Please enter the date of completion
Client Please enter the client
Project costs Please enter the costs (if known)
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Rationale: Why is this case study interesting?

  • The case is a investigation of the garde status of Suzhou in China.it's also the project

in our workshop.the gardens are a brilliant part of Chinese cultural heritage. I'd like to

let more and more people konw the gardens of Suzhou in China.The gardens'characteristics

are as follows:

  • Firstly,they set fine examples of how garden spaces are ingeniously handled.
  • Secondly, they are the re-creation of the splendors of natural scenery through the processes of the decoration of land by planting trees, shrubs and flowers, and designing and materializing mountains and watercourses.
  • Thirdly, they are an epitome of exquisite and multifarious buildings of old times in the south of the Lower Yangtze .
  • Fourthly, they are rich in literary connotations ,carrying a tremendous amound of information about Chinese culture.
  • To sum up, the classical gardens of Suzhou in the course of over two millennium have experienced many ups and downs, and gradually reached a state of artistic perfection.

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Core Questions of Working Group History and Conservation

How are the heritage sites linked to the adjacent urban landscape (e.g. neighbourhoods, city centre, transportation facilities)?

test, test, test

How are the heritage sites used (e.g. which groups meet there, which functions does the listed object fullfill nowadays)?

test, test, test

Which elements make the heritage site successful and attractive?

test, test, test

How is the historical background of the heritage site presented to the public?

test, test, test

What do the author(s) want to express with the garden concept? Did he/they follow the cultural background of the time?

test, test, test

Analysis of program/function

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Analysis of use/users

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