Authors

Zhang Yimeng , Korotich Andrey V.
The loss and return of national traditions in the modernization of Сhinese architecture

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (86) June, 2024

This article examines the discontinuities in and revivals of national architectural traditions in the modernization process, following the introduction of modernist architectural theories and methods in China in the early 20th century. Through detailed introductions and analyses of multiple architectural cases, the paper articulates the exploratory journey of local and diasporic Chinese architects in integrating national identity with modernity. It also discusses the temporal limitations of integration designs in earlier phases. In the new era of global sustainable development, traditional Chinese architecture aligns closely with contemporary concepts of ecology, resilience, and low-carbon design. The intrinsic natural philosophy and green construction techniques of traditional Chinese architecture hold trans-era value.

Zhang Yimeng , Korotich Andrey V.
Features of inner courtyard spaces in traditional Chinese dwellings and their application in modern regional architectural design

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (85) March, 2024

The article examines the formal characteristics and morphotypes of courtyard spaces in traditional Chinese dwellings, including compositional solutions for groups of courtyard spaces. Continuity of such spaces in modern regional architectural creativity is considered. Based on an analysis of several modern Chinese regional architectural projects, the ways of integrating the courtyard spaces of traditional Chinese buildings into a modern architectural context are discussed. Examples are provided, showing the reconstruction and metaphorical reinterpretation of both individual spaces and combined structures of group spaces of courtyards in the context of integration of modern architectural creativity with traditional national and regional architecture.

Zhang Yimeng , Korotich Andrey V.
The embodiment of the ecological concept and climatic adaptability in the spatial structure of the traditional chinese dwelling with a courtyard

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (84) December, 2023

The article analyzes the logic and distinctive features of the structural construction of traditional Chinese dwellings with a courtyard. A detailed comparison of various types of such dwellings located in different geographical and climatic regions of China allows us to identify their compositional features and unique architectural solutions. The focus of the study is on the ecological principles and strategies of climatic adaptation of various compositional types of courtyards that allowed them to effectively cope with climatic challenges over centuries. Attention is drawn to the basic philosophical concept of harmonious coexistence of man with nature, which underlies the design of optimal types of traditional Chinese dwellings, particularly to passive methods of architectural design that contribute to environmental sustainability and climatic adaptation of these dwellings.

Zhang Yimeng , Korotich Andrey V.
The concept of "Harmony between man and nature" in traditional chinese architectural space

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (83) September 2023

The article is a first ever analysis of the concept of "unity between man and nature" and its three main meanings, which originated from ancient Chinese geography and natural conditions. We consider the embodiment and rules of application of the three levels of this concept in the ancient Chinese architectural space and how it could be applied in modern sustainable city planning and architectural design.

Korotich Andrey V., Fomin Nikita I., Mironova Ludmila I.
Inventive creativity in architecture: the «forward» and «backward» pathway to creating patentable solutions

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (82) June, 2023

The paper presents the authors’ approach to the methodology of sectoral inventive activity, supported by specific examples of how inventive challenges may be solved for various typological groups of architectural and construction objects. The concepts of "forward" and "backward" pathways to creating spot-on inventive solutions in architecture and construction are formulated. The methodological contents and features of these concepts are defined with regard to their practical implementation for obtaining patentable solutions. It is concluded that these techniques need to be taught to architecture and civil engineering students to increase the competitiveness of graduates in the profession and intensify innovation activities in these industries.

Shikov Sergey A., Korotich Andrey V.
Revisiting the structure of the architectural image as a key category of architecture

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (81) March, 2023

The article deals with architectural image structure in the context of various types of form and compositional techniques employed to impart architectural objects originality and artistic expressiveness, and systematic compositional analysis of works of architecture. The study considered the specifics of architectural object perception regarding their imagery. A comparative analysis of architectural works and their morphological prototypes from the position of the figurative typology of architectural and other forms was performed to identify the prerequisites for the formation of their artistic image (or a complex of figurative characteristics).

Korotich Andrey V.
FORM CREATIVITY STRATEGIES IN DISCRETE STRUCTURE MODELING IN DESIGN

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (76) December, 2021

Some current issues in regular discrete structure geometric form generation are considered with reference to different areas of design and architecture, and promising directions/trends in their development are identified. The potentialities of discrete form modeling for different objects of design are reviewed in the context of various social and technical strategies as determining factors of form creation. Prospects for effective practical applications of regular discrete structures as objects of industrial design are highlighted.

Korotich Andrey V.
SOME MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FORM IN REGULAR DISCRETE STRUCTURES IN DESIGN

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (74) June, 2021

Some aspects of geometric form generation in regular discrete structures for different spheres of design and architecture are elaborated and the main promising directions/trends in their development are identified. New types of folded and lattice shells have been created by the author for different types of civil buildings and interiors based on copyright methods of geometric and physical form generation. It is shown that regular discrete structures as objects of modern design and architecture could be effectively used in a broad range of industries.

Korotich Andrey V.
MAIN DIRECTIONS IN GEOMETRIC SHAPING OF REGULAR DISCRETE STRUCTURES IN DESIGN

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (75) September, 2021

The article expands on some important aspects in the geometric shaping of regular discrete structures in different areas of design and architecture and outlines main promising directions for their development. The potentialities of algorithms for modeling different types of folded and lattice shells for different design objects are considered. A new method of folded shell form-generation based on inversion of the prototype form is proposed. Prospects for effective practical application of regular discrete structures as objects of modern technical aesthetics are outlined.

Korotich Andrey V.
DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE: INTERACTION ISSUES

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (73) March, 2021

The article enlarges on some current issues in interaction between two related professions - Design and Architecture. Principal objective differences in professional work that relate to basic form-generation principles in Design and Architecture are defined. Comparison is drawn between some characteristic features and priorities of the two professions, and challenges, perspectives and pace of development from the present day into the future are outlined. It is claimed that the latest trend is progressive convergence of the two professions within the framework of architecture and building construction into a combined profession.

Korotich Andrey V.
CURRENT ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF “NATIONAL” ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (69) March, 2020

The article considers some current social issues in the evolution of national architecture and building design in different countries of the world and identifies the main challenges and possible solutions in this area. The principal compositional paradigms that determine the development of contemporary upscale national architectures are formulated. Distinctive examples of architectural projects are used to illustrate the positive and negative characteristic compositional features of building design concepts in different countries where national architectural form creativity is a trend.

Korotich Andrey V.
GRAPHIC DESIGN OF CLOSEST-PACKING NON-PRISMATIC CONVEX POLYHEDRA

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (67)

The article presents a further development of current issues in the author’s theory of topological arrangement of closest-packing non-prismatic convex polyhedra and identifies promising directions in their elaboration. New types of crystalline shells are demonstrated within the class of polyhedral systems and methods of their graphic design. Prospects for the use of the theory of closest-packing non-prismatic convex polyhedra in various fundamental sciences, architecture, and design are outlined.

Korotich Andrey V.
MORPHOLOGY OF HIGH-RISE ARCHITECTURE: CREATIVITY ASPECTS

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (67)

The article outlines some current issues in the morphology of contemporary tall buildings, identifies the main challenges and potential solutions. The author’s essential concept of modeling new tall forms is demonstrated; отражены the main areas of research are outlined performed at universities in different countries and which determine the current level of achievements in high-rise architecture. The author shows his copyright art concepts of tall buildings for various countries in the world, advancing further the plastic direction in the modeling of their architectural forms and performed on the basis of the author’s methods of form-generation.

Korotich Andrey V.
FACADE DETAILS AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE ARTISTIC IMAGE IN MODERN TALL BUILDING ARCHITECTURE

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (65) March, 2019

The article considers some current issues in architectural treatment of different types of facade details in modern tall building shells. The author presentsa general classification of high-rise building façade details according to their main morphological characteristics. The main geometrical methods of façade-detail form-building are demonstrated. These unfold a huge expressive artistic and aesthetic potential of this expressive component and its compositional potential in the context of worldwide intensive development of high-rise architecture.

Korotich Andrey V.
FACADE TEXTURE IN THE ARTISTIC IMAGERY OF MODERN TALL BUILDING ARCHITECTURE

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (64) December, 2018

The article considers some current issues in the architectural treatment of various textures of modern tall building shells. The author presents his general classification of types of high-rise building textures according to their main morphological characteristics. The main geometrical methods of texture form making are shown. These reveal the huge expressive artistic and esthetic potential of this expressive component and its composition-related prospects in the context of intensive worldwide developments in high-rise architecture.

Korotich Andrey V.
COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF MODERN TALL BUILDING COMPLEXES

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (63) September, 2018

The article considers some current issues relating to architectural development of different types of modern tall building complexes. The author presents a general classification of high-rise building complexes according to their main morphological characteristic features and type of compositional organization. He also shows some main characteristic features and methods of form-building with reference to the best-known tall building complexes in every compositional group revealing their extensive expressive artistic and esthetic potential and compositional perspectives in the context of intensive development of high-rise building architecture around the world.

Korotich Andrey V.
HISTORICAL ARCHETYPES IN THE COMPOSITIONAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY TALL ARCHITECTURE

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (62) June, 2018

The article expounds some current social aspects relating to the development of modern tall building construction. It defines and classifies the basic historical archetypes of modern tall architectural objects underlying the modern methods of form generation and development of "national" high-rise architecture in various regions of the world and used by known modern architects in their practice. Thus, the continuity between the architectural forms of ancient high-rise architecture and compositional constructions of modern high-rise objects is proved.

Korotich Andrey V.
THE PARADIGMS OF COMPOSITION ART-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY HIGH-RISE ARCHITECTURE

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №1 (61) March, 2018

The article outlines some of the topical aspects of composition art-based development of modern-day tall buildings. Five basic paradigms/concepts of morphological form generation in high-rise architecture are shown in various regions of the world. The most important principles underlying the arrangement of each group of tall buildings within each paradigm are described. Examples of tall buildings from each of the paradigms are given. The basic stylistic directions in modern-day architecture included into each of the paradigms are shown.

Korotich Andrey V.
DESIGN OF COMPACT SPATIAL MODULAR STRUCTURES

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №4 (60) December, 2017

The article elaborates on some current issues in the author's theory relating to the topological organisation of the shapes of modern shells with crystalline structure, identifies the main directions of their further development and shows new types of crystalline shells created by the author in the class of multi-faceted systems, as well as methods ways of their formation. Compositional prospects of this theory and resulting crystalline shells are outlined for various spheres of science, architecture, and design.

Korotich Andrey V.
A GENERAL THEORY OF MAXIMUM COMPACT FILLING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE WITH EQUAL POLYHEDRA

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (59) September, 2017

The article expounds some topical aspects of a new theory of plastic organization of forms of modern shells with crystalline structure and shows main promising areas for their development. Some new types of crystalline shells created by the author in the class of polyhedral systems are shown and some methods of their creation are described. The compositional perspectives for the new theory and crystalline shells are outlined in different spheres of fundamental science, architecture, and design.

Korotich Andrey V.
NEW ARCHITECTURAL FORMS OF RULED QUASIPOLYHEDRONS

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (50) June, 2015

The article considers some current aspects of architectural form generation in the area of the author’s earlier unknown original closed composite ruled polyhedral shells. The author proposes three new ways for geometric and compositional modelling of a broad range of original shells; shows their specific forms; demonstrates prospects for broadening their typology and their specific technical and economic advantages over the known classical polyhedrons.