Project Management of the Department of Architectural Construction of the Ministry of Works in Middle and Late Ming Dynasty: A Case Study of Principles for the Factory Warehouse Departments of the Ministry of Works in Wan Li of Ming Dynasty
Author(s): Jiang Mu, Jiang Xiaopu
Pages: 73-78
Year: 2016 Issue: 3
Journal: Decoration
Keyword: Ming Dynasty; Ministry of Works; Department of Architectural Construction; project management;
Abstract: Only a few literatures on ancient architectural construction are available in China now. Records on architecture and construction can be found here and there in books, which are inconsistent and unsystematic. Rules on Construction, which was written in Song Dynasty, is precious for its consistent and systematic features. Examples and Methods for the Projects of the Ministry of Construction of Qing Dynasty has a detailed record for the methods of construction in Qing Dynasty. Ming Dynasty lies between these two dynasties. Principles for the Factory Warehouse Departments of the Ministry of Works reflects the mechanisms of operation and management in the Ministry of Works in Ming Dynasty. This paper tries to take it as a case study to analyze the notions of operation and management in the Ministry of construction in middle and late Ming Dynasty.
Pages: 73-78
Year: 2016 Issue: 3
Journal: Decoration
Keyword: Ming Dynasty; Ministry of Works; Department of Architectural Construction; project management;
Abstract: Only a few literatures on ancient architectural construction are available in China now. Records on architecture and construction can be found here and there in books, which are inconsistent and unsystematic. Rules on Construction, which was written in Song Dynasty, is precious for its consistent and systematic features. Examples and Methods for the Projects of the Ministry of Construction of Qing Dynasty has a detailed record for the methods of construction in Qing Dynasty. Ming Dynasty lies between these two dynasties. Principles for the Factory Warehouse Departments of the Ministry of Works reflects the mechanisms of operation and management in the Ministry of Works in Ming Dynasty. This paper tries to take it as a case study to analyze the notions of operation and management in the Ministry of construction in middle and late Ming Dynasty.
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