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Master’s Student
School of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Email:wchunlan07@gmail.com
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Computational Design
HCI/DM
Architecture
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Architecture
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ARCH 6508 Shape Grammars
Instructor:Athanassios Economou, PhD
Team:Chunlan Wang,Jingqi Ruan
Period:2024 Spring
Software:Rhino/Shape Machine
This study has undertaken a multifaceted exploration of Japanese tea rooms, employing Knight's shape grammar as a lens to decipher the system of architectural rules and cultural practices embedded within these traditional spaces. Revisiting Knight’s shape grammars of the Japanese tearoom reveals both its enduring value and limitations in architectural practice. While some of its steps could be simplified, trimmed or improved, overall, Knight's study retained validity and could be implemented in the Shape Machine to support more modernized study methods on Shape Grammars. The paper refined and expanded Knight’s framework, respecting the essence of Japanese tearoom architecture while making the design process more accessible and adaptable to modern needs.