Using the Yingzao Fashi to Analyze Architectural Elements in Japanese and Korean Buildings: Comparing the Yingzao Fashi’s Specifications with the Dimensional Properties of Historic Buildings
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Many similarities can be observed among the timber structures that were built in ancient Japan, China, and Korea, bearing witness to the exchanges between these countries. Japan and China had technical manuals that contributed to the development of architecture in each country. Korea might also have had such manuals, but none have been found. In this study, the author analyzed a Chinese technical manual, the Yingzao Fashi, to derive its system for determining the proportions of architectural elements. The author then applied this system to the dimensions of historic buildings in Korea and Japan to obtain insights into proportionality in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean architectural elements.
Source: Architecture
Author: Byungjin Kim
Institution: Waseda University
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,207
OpenAlex ID: W4413721490