Education
BBA Ohio University --1964
BFA China Art College --1965
MA University of Kansas --1967
MFA University of Massachusetts --1970
ED. D University of Massachusetts --1979
Paul Shao
Professor Emeritus, ArchitectureContact
(515) 294-8244
Campus Office: 495 Design
Architecture Department
158 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011
Bio
Research Interests
1. Chinese architecture and landscape architecture design
2. Cultural diffusion: Asia and the Americas
3. Three-dimensional design
4. Comparative aesthetics.
Current Projects
Books:
Asiatic Influences in Pre-Columbian American Art, Iowa State University Press, 1976
The Origin of Ancient American Culture, Iowa State University Press, 1983
Articles:
“Chinese Influence in Pre-Classic Mesoamerican Art”, Diffusion and Migration: Their Roles in Cultural Development. Edited by P. J. Duke, et. al. University of Calgary Press, 1979
"China and Pacific Basin Art and Architectural Styles", Pre-Columbiana, VI, June 1998
Manuscripts to be published 2022:
Principles of Chinese Landscape Architecture: The Order of Human to Nature.
Cosmic Art and Architecture of China 6000 BC to Present.