Cultivating Indigenous Ryukyuan Cultural and Architectural Identity in the Modern Context
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2018-05
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Before it became Okinawa prefecture in 1879, the Ryukyu Kingdom has been visited, invaded, and occupied by powerful nations of Asia and the West. The exposure to these different cultures influenced cultural transformations of the Ryukyuan culture, identity, and architecture. If you were to look at pictures of traditional Ryukyuan, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean houses, it is evident by their similarities the tremendous influence Japan, China and Korea had on the Ryukyu Kingdom. After the Battle of Okinawa, the critical need to rebuild and western concrete technology turned Okinawa into a concrete jungle of buildings that lack a sense of place and culture. The purpose of this study to research the correlation between culture, identity, and architecture, uncover a cultural identity of Okinawa that remains unchanged by external influences and time, and discover a successful way to incorporate cultural and architectural identities into modern designs. I use historical research and precedents studies to analyze how architects have approached the problem of integrating culture into design and deepen my knowledge of Okinawa’s culture and architecture. My goal is to put greater emphasis on the importance of designing with a cultural lens and to share the information on Okinawan culture and architecture that was not available in English before. With my research, I create a design matrix to use as a guide to design a program for a cultural park in Okinawa. The park will be the home venue for the Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai Festival, a celebration draws Uchinanchu nikkei from all over the world to return to their motherland to connect with their culture, heritage, and community.
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Ryukyu Kingdom
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Japan--Okinawa
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