Author(s)

Yuan Gao, Yuhan Dong

School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Based on its unique natural environment and human factors, the folk academies achieve rich construction wisdom. The adaption to local environment and the inheritance of regional culture is worth studying. Zhushan academy is a typical example in Anhui Province, China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The whole academy consists of educational buildings and the cultural garden. In this paper, the author starts from the case study of Zhushan academy and extracts suitable construction wisdom for modern educational architecture in order to provide some enlightening guidance for its construction.

Traditional Folk Academy, Zhushan Academy, Architectural Form, Modern Educational Architecture, Enlightenment

Gao, Y. and Dong, Y. (2017) Analysis on the Architectural Form of Zhushan Academy. Art and Design Review, 5, 200-212. doi: 10.4236/adr.2017.53016.