Research on applications of mandala prototype in architectural design field

Carl Gustav Jung affirms that mandala is the real-life image of core prototype in his famous prototype theory. Mandala comes from the psychological diagram of the one with great achievements in Buddhism; it's represented as paradigms composed by certain plane which provides an opportunity for various subjects related to graphic art in exploring the core prototype issues. This paper explores the revelations and application thought from mandala in the design methods of architectural prototype on the basis of some philosophical connotations in analytical psychology and Chinese traditional culture, and attempts to develop a design method of architectural prototype with infinite development possibility. © 2016 SERSC.