The master builder(Magister Operum) was a craftsman who had risen through the ranks of a trade, such as masonry or carpentry, and learned through a combination of apprenticeship, geometry, and trial and error. They used empirical rules of thumb—essentially guidelines passed down through generations—to determine how thick a wall needed to be or how wideContinue reading “History of Building Design- Master Builder”
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Critique of Comfort
A “critique of comfort” is the intentional act of designing something to be uncomfortable in order to make a point, provoke a feeling, or force a person to think differently. In a normal world, “comfort” is the goal: we want soft chairs, warm rooms, and intuitive layouts. But in the world of art and architecture,Continue reading “Critique of Comfort”
“Intellectual Justifications”in the Context of Architecture
“Intellectual Justification” means using complex reasoning, logic, or philosophical framework to prove that a specific design choice is “correct” or “meaningful” Example: (simple/intuitive) “I put the window here because the view is beautiful”, not an intellectual justification, it’s an intuitive or practical one. Example: “I placed the aperture here to create a curated dialogue betweenContinue reading ““Intellectual Justifications”in the Context of Architecture”
Manchurisation during Manchus ruling China-Qing
Initial Incorporation into the Eight Banners The Han Eight Banners were officially created between 1637 and 1642, comprising primarily native inhabitants of Liaodong (modern Liaoning) who had surrendered to Nurhaci and his son Hong Taiji. These included former Ming dynasty officers and soldiers who defected, such as: Li Yongfang – Ming frontier commander, inducted intoContinue reading “Manchurisation during Manchus ruling China-Qing”
Chinese society issues-Moral Cynicism and broken social fabric
Chinese society’s issue – moral cynicism and its broken social fabric can be deeply tied to China’s historical legacies. Cynicism according to Cambridge dictionary it means, the belief that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere. Moral cynicism would be referring to a skeptical attitude toward moral principles, values, and the motivationsContinue reading “Chinese society issues-Moral Cynicism and broken social fabric”
They say books are narcotic, I say, so the others too
It sounds full of positive energies that books are a narcotic, but by using the same word, when you say, drugs or alcohols is a narcotic, our mind switch to negative emotions. Think carefully, I start to realise, isn’t all are just a narcotic? Which makes you feel calm, don’t want to die even forContinue reading “They say books are narcotic, I say, so the others too”
6.15 thoughts
If both pleasures and sufferings are just temporary, I’d rather choose the sufferings, if can go through it, you’re gonna have completed different views from the pleasures.
How to know someone is a match or not
The other day there is one question like this blog’s title, I saw it and my initial thought was Time. But if you think deeply this is the only way to find out, anything more than that aren’t really helpful, they will end up making things more complicated than they needed to be. Life isContinue reading “How to know someone is a match or not”
Cowards are selfish, focusing on yourself isn’t
Some say focusing on yourself is selfish, it makes sense sometimes,yes,but no. You cannot say that being a coward and settling for a half life,it isn’t a form of being selfish . Truth is you can’t help others until you help yourself first. Jewish proverb says, first mend yourself then mend others. Your health, yourContinue reading “Cowards are selfish, focusing on yourself isn’t”
You attitude will decide whether can turn a sorrow into a blessing
Even Elon Musk can’t eliminate all the sorrows in his life. Wealth certainly won’t save you from sorrows, think of Titanic. Life is unpredictable, no matter rich or poor bad lucks don’t select people, perhaps just like French philosopher Camus’s idea the whole world itself it’s an absurdity. When facing adversities in life, a goodContinue reading “You attitude will decide whether can turn a sorrow into a blessing”
