A Research on Design Strategies for “Non-Landmark Buildings” in Urban Design

Abstract:

A Chinese proverb says “being willing to be leaves to set off the beauty of flowers”, which encourages individuals learn to giving yourself to create harmony. Similarly, there are various kinds of architecture in a city, what kinds of buildings should be the flowers, what kinds of buildings should be the leaves In regard to the leaves, what kind of attitude should we hold toward themAnd what are specific design strategies for the leaves Through analyzing and summarizing some typical examples, this paper discusses and demonstrates how to adopt an integrative way to balance the relationship between different kind of buildings like the leaves and the flowers from the view of urban design. Moreover, raising awareness of the importance of “non-landmark buildings” design is the aim of this paper.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 450-451)
• Pages: 989-994
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.450-451.989
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Jian Sheng Xu, Zhao Li, Yi Wei Liu
• Keywords: Landmark Building, Non-Landmark Building, Urban Design

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