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A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

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Dr. Jun Liu

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School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Interests: concrete structure durability; solid waste utilization; alkali-activated cementitious material; low carbon materials; architectural art; structural design

Prof. Dr. Lintao Cao
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School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
Interests: asphalt mixtures; road traffic facilities; solid waste utilization

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Dear Colleagues,

Buildings (ISSN:2075-5309, IF 2.648, JCR–Q2) is currently running a Special Issue entitled “Buildings Art, Sustainability, and Durability”. As Guest Editor, and given your renowned expertise and significant contributions to this field, I would like to cordially invite you to submit a manuscript for consideration and possible publication in this Special Issue.

Some of the topics considered for this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:

Concrete structure durability;
Circular construction;
Solid waste utilization;
Concrete material;
Art;
Sustainable building materials;
Asphalt mixtures.

Dr. Jun Liu
Prof. Dr. Lintao Cao
Guest Editors

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concrete structure durability
solid waste utilization
concrete material
art
sustainability
asphalt mixtures
road traffic facilities

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Research on Architectural Art and Sustainable Design of Ginling College Historic District (Nanjing, China)

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Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1725; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071725 - 06 Jul 2023

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Ginling College is the first women’s college founded by the American Christian Church in Nanjing, China, in the early 20th century. The architectural style of the school reflects the orientation of the “Chinese localization” of the Christian Church at that time. It is a representative work of the revival of traditional Chinese architecture. It is known as a “Renaissance of Chinese traditional architecture” and profoundly influenced later generations. Due to its important historical status and artistic value, the Ginling College complex has been designated by the Chinese government as a national key cultural relic protection unit and China’s 20th-century architectural heritage, and the protection scope of the Ginling College historical district has been specially designated for overall protection. Currently, little research has been conducted on this historic area, so the authors undertook this project. This paper adopts a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for research, starting from the two aspects of architectural art and sustainable design, and analyzes in detail the artistic characteristics of the project, the structural materials obtained locally, and the sustainable design method that utilizes natural lighting and ventilation to explore a modern campus design method based on the concept of sustainable design with a “combination of Chinese and Western architectural art”. Through artistic creation and technological innovation, traditional Chinese revival architecture has realized a harmonious coexistence between man and nature, embodying the design concept of sustainable development, and promoting the development of architecture and the region. Full article

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Research on the Architectural Features and Artistic Elements of Traditional Buildings in Different Regions of Jiangxi, China

Yingqiu Song

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Chenyue Liao

Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1597; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071597 - 24 Jun 2023

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Traditional buildings are a comprehensive manifestation of history, art, and architectural features, and are also a carrier of folk culture, traditional skills, and regional aesthetic tastes. This paper studies traditional buildings and arts from three regions of Jiangxi, including northern Jiangxi, southern Jiangxi, and central Jiangxi. Traditional buildings in Jiangxi Province flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. As Jiangxi is located in the interior of China and is adjacent to many provinces, the architectural art of traditional buildings is greatly influenced by geographical location. Traditional buildings in northern Jiangxi are influenced by Huizhou architectural culture, while those in southern Jiangxi are influenced by Hakka culture. The patio-style buildings and high-lighting buildings that represent the local characteristics of Jiangxi are found exactly in central Jiangxi. The relatively diverse set of architectural features and artistic elements is due to a variety of intertwined regional cultures. Compared with those of the surrounding provinces, the economic level of Jiangxi is relatively underdeveloped, and the local architecture has accordingly formed a restrained, simple, and practical artistic style. Full article

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Structural Materials, Ventilation Design and Architectural Art of Traditional Buildings in Guangdong, China

Yingqiu Song

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Chenyue Liao

Buildings 2022, 12(7), 900; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12070900 - 25 Jun 2022

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Due to its special geographical conditions, Guangdong has absorbed the essence of the Central Plains Han culture and characteristics of foreign cultures, resulting in architecture in which traditional buildings exhibit unique regional cultural connotations. The architectural design is adapted to the needs of nature and ecology and the arts and humanities. This paper investigates the technical process of using local materials to obtain structural materials. Traditional Guangdong buildings use patios, cold alleys and doors as well as windows in a comprehensive manner to create an energy-saving and environmentally friendly ventilation design, which was analyzed here. In addition, we study the floor plans and artistic characteristics of traditional buildings in different regions of Guangdong. Traditional Guangdong buildings realize the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, as well as embody the concept of sustainable development. Traditional buildings integrate benefits and efficiency while condensing the surpassing wisdom and rich experience of craftsmen from ancient times to the present. Thus, it is worthwhile to research the connotation of traditional buildings to develop modern architectures. Full article

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Study on the Effect of Vegetation Coverage on Urban Cooling and Energy Conservation: A Case Study of a Typical Hilly City, Chenzhou, China

Xi Luo

Jingwei Wang

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Jiayu Li

Buildings 2022, 12(5), 640; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050640 - 11 May 2022

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Urban vegetation coverage is a core index in urban planning, which has been confirmed to be an effective indicator for the urban thermal environment. Through the urban thermal environment, this study aims to further quantify the impact of vegetation coverage on urban energy consumption. Chenzhou, a typical hilly city, was selected as the study object for its diversified vegetation coverages. Remote sensing technology and correlation and regression models were employed in this study. Firstly, the data of land surface temperature and vegetation coverage were calculated with remote sensing technology, followed by data analysis with the correlation and regression models. Then, employing the “λ-T” model, a statistical model corresponding to urban temperature and energy, this study clarified the impact of temperature on urban energy consumption. Finally, through urban temperature, this study analyzed the impact of urban greening coverage on urban energy consumption. This study shows that when the temperature ranges from 22 °C to 28.9 °C, every 10% of additional vegetation coverage will reduce the air conditioning energy demands by 5.5%, and when the temperature is between 28.9 °C and 37 °C, every 10% of additional vegetation coverage will reduce the mean air conditioning energy demands by 2.4%. Full article

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