Morphological Analysis of Cultural DNA: Tools for Decoding Culture-Embedded Forms

238 Pages·2017·7.547 MB·English

by  Ji-Hyun Lee (eds.)

KAIST Research Series
Ji-Hyun Lee E ditor
Morphological
Analysis of
Cultural DNA
Tools for Decoding Culture-Embedded
Forms
KAIST Research Series
Series editors
I.S. Choi, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
J.S. Jeong, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
S.O. Kim, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
C. Kyung, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
B. Min, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Ji-Hyun Lee
Editor
Morphological Analysis
of Cultural DNA
Tools for Decoding Culture-Embedded Forms
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Ji-HyunLee
Graduate Schoolof Culture Technology
KAIST
Daejeon
Republicof Korea
ISSN 2214-2541 ISSN 2214-255X (electronic)
KAIST Research Series
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Preface
Many research works in computational design field implement shape grammars or
spacesyntaxformorphologicalanalysis;sincemyappointmenttoGraduateSchool
of Culture Technology at KAIST in 2007, I strived to apply the abovementioned
scientific and rule-based methodologies to cultural aspects. This effort led me to
explore computational design field from the perspectives of a meme, a
socio-culturalanalogytogenes.Whiletryingtocomprehendtheconceptofameme
from the cultural aspects of design and the notion of a genetic algorithm, the term
‘cultural DNA’ naturally became a keyword of the attractive new area of research.
A motivational event was when I organized an international workshop in 2009
focusing on the analysis of Korean and Spanish patterns using shape grammars
called, ‘Visual Exploration of Cultural Style in Design (VECSiD)’ and another
cross-cultural workshop in 2012 at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, called the
‘CulturalDNAforIslamicArtandArchitectureWorkshop’.Afterthegreatsuccess
of the two workshops, our research group started to apply extensively the concept
of the ‘cultural DNA’ and the rigorous methodologies to the domain of the city
morphology, industrial design from the perspectives of brand identity, and the
bio-inspired designed artifacts. However, is there such a thing as a ‘cultural DNA’
common throughout various domains? How can the computer-assisted tools and
methodologiesplayaroleinprobingtheculturalDNA?Whatkindsofmechanisms
and what kinds of procedures should they follow for the cultural DNA to be
establishedasanewresearchfield?Todiscussthequestions,Idecidedtoorganize
aone-dayworkshopentitled,“The1stCulturalDNAWorkshop2015”atKAISTin
Daejeon, Korea.
This book consists of some selected papers presented as first drafts at the
workshop. The papers include topics from three different perspectives: insightful
analysis, intelligent synthesis and cutting edge tools to better understand cultural
DNA. It is this diverse perspective toward cultural DNA that makes this book
special and suggestive. I expect that the book will be suggestive especially for the
designers trying tofind thevery essence,the archetype, and thebuilding blocks of
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our environment for the incorporation of social and cultural factors into their
designs.
Iwouldliketothankmanypeoplewhowereinvolvedinthepreparationofthis
book,inparticular,theprogramcommitteeoftheworkshop,Kyung-HoonHyunas
a main coordinator of the workshop, Deedee Aram Min for helping me with the
proofreadingandpaperworks,andSungeunAnforprovidingpromptassistancesto
our program committee members. Second, I would like to thank BK21+
Postgraduate Organization for Content Science, the Daejeon International
Marketing Enterprise and International Relations Team from KAIST for funding.
Without these supporters, organizing the workshop would not have been possible.
Third, I want to show gratitude to the all contributed authors who are all happy to
travel overseas and share their works.
I hope the series of the cultural DNA books continue to provide useful insights
and thoughts.
Daejeon, Republic of Korea Ji-Hyun Lee
September 2016
Contents
Part I Theories for Cultural DNA Research
1 From Human Inspired Design to Human Based Design. ..... .... 3
Mathew Schwartz
2 A Short Exploratory Essay on the Term ‘Cultural DNA’ from
the Perspectives of Physical and Virtual Architecture .. ..... .... 15
Deedee Aram Min and Ji-Hyun Lee
3 Architectural Conservation Based on Its Cultural DNA ..... .... 27
Shang-chia Chiou
Part II Morphological Analysis at Architectural Scale
4 Finding Housing Genotypes by Graph Theory:
An Investigation into Malay Houses .... .... .... .... ..... .... 37
Kyung Wook Seo
5 Frieze Symmetry as an Underlying Principle of Housing
Elevation Designs .. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 49
Jin-Ho Park
6 Unpacking the Cultural DNA of Traditional Chinese Private
Gardens Through Mathematical Measurement and Parametric
Design.... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 59
Ning Gu, Rongrong Yu and Michael Ostwald
Part III Morphological Analysis at Urban Scale
7 Morphogenetic Habitation Group Formation
and View Parameter.... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 79
Jong-Jin Park
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8 From Open Plan to Public Space: ‘Seine-Arche’ Project
and Urban Morphological Evolution in France 1960–2020 ... .... 91
Jérôme Treuttel
9 Imagining the Paths of Cities: A Case of Korean City.. ..... .... 105
GwangYa Han
10 A Rule-Based Generative Analysis Approach for Urban
Planning.. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 125
Rudi Stouffs and Patrick Janssen
Part IV Analysis of Other Cultural Artifacts
11 Player Segmentation Strategies Based on the Types
of Self-recognition in Online Game World ... .... .... ..... .... 139
Young Yim Doh
12 Style Synthesis Based on Strategic Styling Decision .... ..... .... 149
Kyung Hoon Hyun and Ji-Hyun Lee
13 Phylogenetic Analysis of Korean Traditional Rhythm .. ..... .... 157
Hyungjoong Kim and Ji-Hyun Lee
Part V Tools
14 Implementing Shape Grammars for Designers.... .... ..... .... 165
Andrew I-kang Li
15 Designing for Culture: The Development of a Cultural
Design Tool for Service Design. .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 177
Yu-Hsiu Hung and Wei-Ting Lee
16 A Method for Measuring Qualitative Building Circulation
Factors—A BIM-Enabled Approach Using Quantities.. ..... .... 189
Jaeyoung Shin, Jinhua Huang and Jin-Kook Lee
17 The Grammar Lens: How Spatial Grammar Channels
Interface Design.... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 199
Robert Woodbury
18 Answering Questions with Questions: A Personal Take
on Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem as It Relates
to Architecture and Design.... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 227
Andrzej Zarzycki
Part I
Theories for Cultural DNA Research