New Characteristics of Residential Architecture for the 21st Century

摘要

This paper introduces some interesting foundlings in searching for new design innovations and methodologies for the 21st century. With this knowledge and understanding, architects will be able to create a residential environment that is capable of integrating the broader layers of individual dwellings, building envelops and surroundings as well as its associated district and urban landscape. The residential architecture, on the other hand, will be capable of transforming our life within the contemporary community through its unique functional, visual and artistic excellencies to deliver the social and cultural contents of the times.