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Comparison of traditional Italian and Chinese timber roofs

Bingqi Liu

Comparison of traditional Italian and Chinese timber roofs.

Rel. Edoardo Piccoli, Cesare Tocci, Tanja Marzi. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Per Il Restauro E Valorizzazione Del Patrimonio, 2022

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Abstract:

In construction history, timber has been one of the most essential materials for thousands of years. Both Italy and China have mature traditions of wood construction, especially in roof construction such as the Italian truss system (Capriata) and the Chinese bracket system (Dougong). This thesis summarises the existing studies of historic roof construction in the Mediterranean area (especially Italy) and in China. The thesis further aims to figure out what common design issues could be at play and how each country has solved them over time. Based on the previous research, it can be proved that the use of timber construction in Italy and China has both similarities and differences. The thesis explores in which way these two types of roof structure are similar or different, through the analysis and comparison of case studies, and considering history, structure, culture, etc.

Relators: Edoardo Piccoli, Cesare Tocci, Tanja Marzi
Academic year: 2022/23
Publication type: Electronic
Number of Pages: 111
Subjects:
Corso di laurea: Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Per Il Restauro E Valorizzazione Del Patrimonio
Classe di laurea: New organization > Master science > LM-04 - ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Aziende collaboratrici: UNSPECIFIED
URI: http://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/id/eprint/25341
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