A collection of mixed media work on paper including some collage.
He Hongyu is an artist based in Beijing, China and Montreal, Canada.
Email: he.hongyu@hotmail.com
Energy management is taking time management to the next step, It's finding the peaks and valleys of the day and exploiting them for all their worth. Here are 8 tips for maximizing your energy- and making your day more productive and fulfilling.
Chinese & islamic contributions to global civilization enJoe Carter
This presentation is a brief overview of humanity's collective development. It points to the crucial contributions made, in earlier stages, of China and Islam. It portrays globalization as a process of the integration of humanity into One World drawing on our collective social, scientific and spiritual heritage.
City Structure and the Shape of Community 2018 12 08Joe Carter
An exploration of East-West urban spatial order and the transition in China from an extended family compound (the courtyard house) to a multi-family self-administered compound (modern housing estate); from an extended family community to an urban residential community.:
The courtyard is a deep-seated Eastern pattern, that is persisting and re-appearing - at a larger scale and higher density - in the residential compounds that are the basic building blocks of China’s recent urban explosion. The social scale has also expanded. The courtyard house was originally designed for the extended family; the new residential compound courtyards are for a neighbourhood, an emerging and increasingly self-managed urban territory and social unit.
China Resources and Potentialities:
An Exploration of a statement attributed to Abdul-Baha, the son of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith:
“China has the most great capability. The Chinese people are most simple-hearted and truth-seeking…Truly, I say, the Chinese are free from any deceit and hypocrisies and are prompted with ideal motives. China is the country of the future."
And another statement by Shoghi Effendi, the grandson of Abdu'l-Baha:
“China, a land which has its own world and civilization, whose people (in 1923) constitute one-fourth of the population of the globe, which ranks foremost among all nations
in material, cultural, and spiritual resources and potentialities, and whose future is assuredly bright."
Some Social Aspects of Sustainability 2015 01 16Joe Carter
This PPT looks at social aspects of sustainability; at the possible discourse between physical sustainability as thought of by architects and planners, and sustainability from the point of view of those involved in social development. The concept of Civic Centers is explored as a physical and social institution.
The Baha’i Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, Precedents, and Urban Planning ImplicationsJoe Carter
An introduction to the Baha’i Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, an institution designed by Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, as a collective center of society. It is composed of educational, scientific, cultural and humanitarian centers, as well as administrative offices, clustered around a central temple. The design sets up symbiotic relationships between its component parts and allows spiritual energy to be translated into acts of service. Some historical precedents are presented, followed by a tentative exploration of the implications of this institution for future urban planning.
The Chinese Way of Building Cities: City Structure and the Shape of CommunityJoe Carter
An exploration of East-West urban spatial order and the transition in China from an extended family compound (the courtyard house) to a multi-family self-administered compound (modern housing estate); from an extended family community to an urban residential community.:
The courtyard is a deep-seated Eastern pattern, that is persisting and re-appearing - at a larger scale and higher density - in the residential compounds that are the basic building blocks of China’s recent urban explosion. The social scale has also expanded. The courtyard house was originally designed for the extended family; the new residential compound courtyards are for a neighbourhood, an emerging and increasingly self-managed urban territory and social unit.
Beijing China Courtyard House 2017 02 22Joe Carter
The Chinese Courtyard House
Joe Carter, a graduate of the School of Architecture, McGill (1972) lived in China (mostly in Beijing) for thirty years (1985-2015). This presentation is in five parts, and discusses the Chinese courtyard house primarily in the context of Beijing.
Part 1 is a brief introduction at the typology and construction of the courtyard house.
Part 2 introduces some of the cultural, cosmological underpinnings of the Chinese courtyard house and its city setting.
Part 3 looks at the above patterns as an urban spatial order.
Part 4 describes some of the efforts at preservation and regeneration in old Beijing.
Part 5 proposes that the courtyard is a deep-seated Eastern pattern, that is persisting and re-appearing - at a larger scale and higher density - in the residential compounds that are the basic building blocks of China’s recent urban explosion. The courtyard house was originally designed for the extended family; the new residential compound courtyards are for the neighbourhood, an emerging and increasingly self-managed urban territory and social unit.
A collection of mixed media work on paper including some collage.
He Hongyu is an artist based in Beijing, China and Montreal, Canada.
Email: he.hongyu@hotmail.com
The Regeneration of Old Residential Districts in Beijing (in Chinese)Joe Carter
A Ph.D. thesis written in 1992, in Chinese, by He Hong Yu about the regeneration of hutong residential areas of the old city of Beijing. Although she was trained as an architect, the author's treatment of the topic is comprehensive, and spans not only planning and design issues, but social, economic and administrative factors as well.
The next logical step in our social evolution from family, to tribe, to city, to nation, is a world commonwealth of nations. Consciously or unconsciously, humanity has been engaged in an endeavour to create this world community.
Globalization is a sign that we are entering our long-awaited
stage of maturity. We are arriving at what has been variously called the New World Order, the Omega Point, the Global Village, Tian Xia Yi Jia (All Under Heaven One Family), the Grand Synthesis, the Kingdom of God on Earth, and so on;
It is no longer just a dream; the survival of the human race, in
fact, depends on constructing this New World Order.
If China is rich in material, cultural, and spiritual resources and potentialities; then it is important to understand China's maturation process and potential contributions as we face the challenges of the adult stage of our collective life. This book contains my thoughts, and references to those of others, collected so far, exploring this theme.
A picture emerges; the more the definition of modernization
and prosperity includes spiritual development - as well as material - the more the collective endeavour humanity faces seems feasible, and the more apparent will China's potential contributions be.
This paper (in Chinese) focuses on the spiritual challenges threatening China’s social sustainability and the need for a modern belief system. These challenges have come to light through the recent decades of emphasis on material development, and from China’s integration into a rapidly globalizing world.
Religion and Sustainable Development in ChinaJoe Carter
This paper focuses on the spiritual challenges threatening China’s social sustainability and the need for a modern belief system. These challenges have come to light through the recent decades of emphasis on material development, and from China’s integration into a rapidly globalizing world.
Energy management is taking time management to the next step, It's finding the peaks and valleys of the day and exploiting them for all their worth. Here are 8 tips for maximizing your energy- and making your day more productive and fulfilling.
Chinese & islamic contributions to global civilization enJoe Carter
This presentation is a brief overview of humanity's collective development. It points to the crucial contributions made, in earlier stages, of China and Islam. It portrays globalization as a process of the integration of humanity into One World drawing on our collective social, scientific and spiritual heritage.
City Structure and the Shape of Community 2018 12 08Joe Carter
An exploration of East-West urban spatial order and the transition in China from an extended family compound (the courtyard house) to a multi-family self-administered compound (modern housing estate); from an extended family community to an urban residential community.:
The courtyard is a deep-seated Eastern pattern, that is persisting and re-appearing - at a larger scale and higher density - in the residential compounds that are the basic building blocks of China’s recent urban explosion. The social scale has also expanded. The courtyard house was originally designed for the extended family; the new residential compound courtyards are for a neighbourhood, an emerging and increasingly self-managed urban territory and social unit.
China Resources and Potentialities:
An Exploration of a statement attributed to Abdul-Baha, the son of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith:
“China has the most great capability. The Chinese people are most simple-hearted and truth-seeking…Truly, I say, the Chinese are free from any deceit and hypocrisies and are prompted with ideal motives. China is the country of the future."
And another statement by Shoghi Effendi, the grandson of Abdu'l-Baha:
“China, a land which has its own world and civilization, whose people (in 1923) constitute one-fourth of the population of the globe, which ranks foremost among all nations
in material, cultural, and spiritual resources and potentialities, and whose future is assuredly bright."
Some Social Aspects of Sustainability 2015 01 16Joe Carter
This PPT looks at social aspects of sustainability; at the possible discourse between physical sustainability as thought of by architects and planners, and sustainability from the point of view of those involved in social development. The concept of Civic Centers is explored as a physical and social institution.
The Baha’i Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, Precedents, and Urban Planning ImplicationsJoe Carter
An introduction to the Baha’i Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, an institution designed by Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, as a collective center of society. It is composed of educational, scientific, cultural and humanitarian centers, as well as administrative offices, clustered around a central temple. The design sets up symbiotic relationships between its component parts and allows spiritual energy to be translated into acts of service. Some historical precedents are presented, followed by a tentative exploration of the implications of this institution for future urban planning.
The Chinese Way of Building Cities: City Structure and the Shape of CommunityJoe Carter
An exploration of East-West urban spatial order and the transition in China from an extended family compound (the courtyard house) to a multi-family self-administered compound (modern housing estate); from an extended family community to an urban residential community.:
The courtyard is a deep-seated Eastern pattern, that is persisting and re-appearing - at a larger scale and higher density - in the residential compounds that are the basic building blocks of China’s recent urban explosion. The social scale has also expanded. The courtyard house was originally designed for the extended family; the new residential compound courtyards are for a neighbourhood, an emerging and increasingly self-managed urban territory and social unit.
Beijing China Courtyard House 2017 02 22Joe Carter
The Chinese Courtyard House
Joe Carter, a graduate of the School of Architecture, McGill (1972) lived in China (mostly in Beijing) for thirty years (1985-2015). This presentation is in five parts, and discusses the Chinese courtyard house primarily in the context of Beijing.
Part 1 is a brief introduction at the typology and construction of the courtyard house.
Part 2 introduces some of the cultural, cosmological underpinnings of the Chinese courtyard house and its city setting.
Part 3 looks at the above patterns as an urban spatial order.
Part 4 describes some of the efforts at preservation and regeneration in old Beijing.
Part 5 proposes that the courtyard is a deep-seated Eastern pattern, that is persisting and re-appearing - at a larger scale and higher density - in the residential compounds that are the basic building blocks of China’s recent urban explosion. The courtyard house was originally designed for the extended family; the new residential compound courtyards are for the neighbourhood, an emerging and increasingly self-managed urban territory and social unit.
A collection of mixed media work on paper including some collage.
He Hongyu is an artist based in Beijing, China and Montreal, Canada.
Email: he.hongyu@hotmail.com
The Regeneration of Old Residential Districts in Beijing (in Chinese)Joe Carter
A Ph.D. thesis written in 1992, in Chinese, by He Hong Yu about the regeneration of hutong residential areas of the old city of Beijing. Although she was trained as an architect, the author's treatment of the topic is comprehensive, and spans not only planning and design issues, but social, economic and administrative factors as well.
The next logical step in our social evolution from family, to tribe, to city, to nation, is a world commonwealth of nations. Consciously or unconsciously, humanity has been engaged in an endeavour to create this world community.
Globalization is a sign that we are entering our long-awaited
stage of maturity. We are arriving at what has been variously called the New World Order, the Omega Point, the Global Village, Tian Xia Yi Jia (All Under Heaven One Family), the Grand Synthesis, the Kingdom of God on Earth, and so on;
It is no longer just a dream; the survival of the human race, in
fact, depends on constructing this New World Order.
If China is rich in material, cultural, and spiritual resources and potentialities; then it is important to understand China's maturation process and potential contributions as we face the challenges of the adult stage of our collective life. This book contains my thoughts, and references to those of others, collected so far, exploring this theme.
A picture emerges; the more the definition of modernization
and prosperity includes spiritual development - as well as material - the more the collective endeavour humanity faces seems feasible, and the more apparent will China's potential contributions be.
This paper (in Chinese) focuses on the spiritual challenges threatening China’s social sustainability and the need for a modern belief system. These challenges have come to light through the recent decades of emphasis on material development, and from China’s integration into a rapidly globalizing world.
Religion and Sustainable Development in ChinaJoe Carter
This paper focuses on the spiritual challenges threatening China’s social sustainability and the need for a modern belief system. These challenges have come to light through the recent decades of emphasis on material development, and from China’s integration into a rapidly globalizing world.
A collection of mixed media work on paper including some collage.
He Hongyu is an artist based in Beijing, China and Montreal, Canada.
Email: he.hongyu@hotmail.com
This small book is the result of a two week exercise to introduce students to the richness and depth of thought contained in the Dao De Jing, the primary text of Daoism. This small volume is said to contain, by some scholars, the cultural genes of China. The students were invited to a select a few passages that interested them and then express their understandings in a non-verbal form. The understanding thus gained were applied to the assignment for the remainder of the term, the design of a Daoist Learning Center in the hills north of Beijing, near the Great Wall. See Daoist Learning Center (2)
ONE SQ. KM. / SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTUREJoe Carter
ONE SQ. KM. / SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
This book records the exploration by our seminar group at McGill University School of Architecture: Course Arch 540, Selected Topics, Winter Term, 2015.
We studied aspects of social sustainability and how they might impact physical planning and design. In particular, we looked at the question of civic and community centers as nodes and support for community life.
This book is a loose collection of parts: a compilation, research papers, preliminary efforts at a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design, and notes of discussions. It’s a record that students, and others, could use in future research. We recommend reading it in conjunction with last term’s book, “One Sq. KM: A comparative Study Using Sustainability Criteria”. Joe Carter
Twelve proposals for a Daoist Learning Center for a site just north of the Great Wall were designed by students in a design class at the McGill University School of Architecture in the Winter Term of 2015. This slide show contains selections from their work. The class was led by Joe Carter and He Hong Yu, architects from Beijing, China. The results of an exercise to immerse ourselves in the Daoist text, the Dao De Jing, can be seen in "Daoist Learning Center (1)".
The Needs of Our Age: Chinese and Baha'i Viewpoints Joe Carter
This presentation explores and compares the Chinese and Baha'i viewpoints on the needs of our age: in particular the need to enlarge our consciousness and our allegiance to include the whole planet; and the need to build a global community that is both materially and spiritually advanced, and that draws on all of our collective heritage.
One Sq.Km.: A Beijing - Montreal ComparisonJoe Carter
This book, made by students at the McGill School of Architecture in the fall of 2014, compares the urban form of Beijing and Montreal. The comparison is on the basis of sustainability criteria: population and building density, street network, land-use mix, streetscape, walkability, development pattern, and community. The work was guided by Joe Carter and He Hong Yu, visiting Sheff professors.
Hadj Ounis's most notable work is his sculpture titled "Metamorphosis." This piece showcases Ounis's mastery of form and texture, as he seamlessly combines metal and wood to create a dynamic and visually striking composition. The juxtaposition of the two materials creates a sense of tension and harmony, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and industry.
This document announces the winners of the 2024 Youth Poster Contest organized by MATFORCE. It lists the grand prize and age category winners for grades K-6, 7-12, and individual age groups from 5 years old to 18 years old.
Boudoir photography, a genre that captures intimate and sensual images of individuals, has experienced significant transformation over the years, particularly in New York City (NYC). Known for its diversity and vibrant arts scene, NYC has been a hub for the evolution of various art forms, including boudoir photography. This article delves into the historical background, cultural significance, technological advancements, and the contemporary landscape of boudoir photography in NYC.
Fashionista Chic Couture Maze & Coloring Adventures is a coloring and activity book filled with many maze games and coloring activities designed to delight and engage young fashion enthusiasts. Each page offers a unique blend of fashion-themed mazes and stylish illustrations to color, inspiring creativity and problem-solving skills in children.