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Architecture and Urbanism Style evolution rules of Tibetan dwellings

materials have evolved from non-glass, wooden state of preservation. A follow-up study can improve the
windows to flat glass, wooden windows and double, research methods while expanding the sample research
hollow glass, aluminum-framed windows. At the level quantity, such as establishing evaluation indexes to
of the opaque envelope, the walls have evolved from evaluate samples and then identifying prototype dwellings.
traditional rammed earthen and wood-paneled walls Moving forward, new technologies such as finite element
to stone and wood, brick and wood, steel, and mixed analysis and structural dynamic characteristic testing
materials, accompanied by an increase in the number can be used to study the structural models of different
of façade finishes. At the same time, the proportion types of traditional timber buildings (Chun et al., 2019).
of rammed earth paint finishes on the façade is much The research team plans to leverage the findings on the
larger, developing from 5 percent in the traditional architectural heritage and evolution of Tibetan dwellings
style to 35 percent in the modern style. The roof has in Jiuzhaigou to evaluate the effectiveness of government
undergone a transformation process of “sloping roof- guidelines on village appearance by incorporating village
flat roof-sloping roof,” and the materials have evolved color schemes. In addition, the team will conduct further
from traditional wooden tatting boards to small green research on the organic renovation of village dwellings,
tiles, colorful steel plates, and other modern materials. building on existing surveys, and mapping foundations in
(4) In the rural settlements of the Ando Tibetan region, the context of industrial transformation.
the environment, managers, and villagers interact with
each other, and the method and degree of influence Acknowledgments
are visually reflected in the style of the dwellings. Guo We would like to thank the various people who provided
(2016) argued that the adaptability of the dwellings in useful advice and helpful assistance during the whole
the Ando Tibetan region is reflected in the choice of writing process. Special appreciation goes to all members
economic and technological development, the new of WHRC (World Heritage Research Center in Southwest
needs brought about by changes in living patterns, Jiaotong University [SWJTU]) for their intelligent insights
and the role of integration with foreign cultures. and rigorous analysis. This article is part of the WHRC in
This study argues that environmental changes SWJTU research results. We would also like to thank the
such as earthquakes have led to changes in the editors and referees for their constructive comments on
management policies of heritage sites and that this this paper. Thanks also go to the Administration Bureau
has fundamentally transformed the villagers’ mode of Jiuzhaigou Valley and Southwest Jiaotong University for
of production and determined the direction of the the help in the field measurement and investigation.
evolution of the residential landscape; villagers chose
the detailed components of their dwellings on their Funding
own, out of their local cultural awareness. However,
the existing guidelines for the design of the Tibetan This research was supported by the National Key R&D
landscape in Amdo have deviated from the control of Program of China (No.2019YFC1520800), and the Subject
building heights, the choice of façade materials, and of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan
the proportion of the area of different façade materials, province (No.2019YFS0077).
leading to a distortion of cultural heritage. Conflict of interest
6. Further works All authors declare they have no competing interests.

This study explored the evolutionary patterns of the Author contributions
residential buildings of the Amdo Tibetan ethnic group,
who have settled and thrived in the western Sichuan Conceptualization: Shanshan Zhu, Miran He
region over an extended period. Adopting an architectural Formal analysis: Shanshan Zhu, Miran He, Yingjiao Yao
typology approach, this study dissected residential Funding acquisition: Hongtao Liu
buildings into prototypes and variants and examined the Investigation: Shanshan Zhu, Yingjiao Yao
specific impact of various factors on their style through Methodology: Shanshan Zhu, Miran He
visually appealing illustrations and charts. However, Project administration: Hongtao Liu
owing to the limited scope of the study, sample size and Resources: Hongtao Liu
disciplinary constraints, this study may not be free from Supervision: Hongtao Liu
errors, and further research is required to address these Writing – original draft: Shanshan Zhu, Miran He,
limitations. For example, in the selection of “prototype and Yingjiao Yao
variant” as dwelling types, this research was based on the Writing – review & editing: Shanshan Zhu, Hongtao Liu

Volume 5 Issue 2 (2023) 14 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.0880