AAR3234 History & Theory f SEA, Japan, China & India

Define the followings terminologies in reference to architectural development of a country:

1) Endogenous

• Neighbouring countries' world views which have been adopted and adapted into local context and manifested in architecture of the local buildings.

• Local world views exported to neighbouring countries which influence the architectural manifestation

• Architectural manifestation imported, adopted into the local community's ways of building.

• Architectural manifestation of a certain building is derived from within the local community’s world views, cultural tradition and ways of living within the context of the place.

Define the followings terminologies in reference to architectural development of a country:

2) Exogenous

• Architectural manifestation derived from external influences such as colonialism and religious ideology.

• Local socio-cultural world views exported to other countries that influence their architectural manifestation

• Architectural transformation of original culture by the infiltration of elements from external socio-cultural-political environment, such as from the European countries due to colonisation empowerment. The assimilation has also enriched the original architecture.

• External Architectural influence which have assimilated with local cultural context

Name Figure 1

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Name Figure 2?

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What are the similarities between Masjid Menara Kudus and Traditional Java Kudus House?

• Both buildings built around the same circa in Kudus, Java Island, Indonesia

• Both buildings were destroyed by the British army

• Both typologies adopt Indian and Islamic Influence, but maintain traditional Indonesia elements in their architectural design

• Both buildings are built by Malaysians

What is the building called, and where is its location?

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What type of stupa form is it?

• Pyramidal

• Stacked

• Bell-shaped

• Lion's head

what is this house called and where is it from?

• Tongkonan House, Sulawesi, indonesia

• Ceremonial Men's House, West Indies

• House of the Dead, Bali, Indonesia

• Ceremonial Men's house, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea

What are the important design components of a traditional Chinese Architecture?

• The Meaningful Ornaments

• The Duo-gong Brackets

• The curved roof

• The multi-tiered roof

• The symbolic colours

WHAT IS THE MOST DOMINANT SHAPE IN S.E.A & E.A. INDIGENOUS ARCHITECTURE?

• Square

• Circle

• Rectangle

• Triangle