The Constitution And Character Of Craft And Skill On Making Doors And Windows In Vernacular Architecture Of Yunnan

In this paper, under the background of rich and colorful dwelling culture, author discusses the appropriate skill of making traditional door and window in Vernacular architecture of Yunnan, which is affected by special environment, historic and social condition and certain economic condition, following up the thread of the historic development in traditional skill of making door and window of Vernacular architecture in China.There are six parts in this thesis. The introduction addresses the importance and necessity of the study on vernacular skill and provides the background of the study on it. The first chapter gives the information of window and door's development in Vernacular architecture of China. The second chapter describes the rich and varied shape of the traditional door and window in vernacular architecture of yunnan and illustrates the factors which affect its production. The third chapter deals with the primary skill of making door and window in the vernacular architecture of yunnan, such as the craft of binding and weaving, original mortise joint, furthermore author discusses the practical significance of using these appropriate skill. In the forth chapter, under the historic background of miraculous carpenters who are famous for their skill in Jianchuan, author discusses the ripe craft of mortise joint and artistic caving using in the process of making traditional door and window and analyses the characteristic of the skill and the significance of succession it .In the final chapter, author analyses the historic limitations of the traditional skill on making door and window of vernacular architecture and makes a suggestion of developing the traditional design theories and applying it on modern design.