01777nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260005900042653001700101653001300118653001100131653002300142653002000165653002000185653002100205653001600226653002200242653001200264653001900276653001100295653002000306653001900326100001700345700001800362245002100380856016100401300001200562520086400574020002501438                                       d  bInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.10aarchitecture10aDecoding10aDesign10aDesign Methodology10aDesign grammars10aDesign research10aDigital heritage10aGame design10aHistorical cities10aKashgar10aphotogrammetry10adecode10aDesign research10aphotogrammetry1 aSerdar Aydin1 aMarc Schnabel00aDecoding Kashgar  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84965164617&doi=10.1109%2fDigitalHeritage.2015.7419553&partnerID=40&md5=5cf2357898c096b81abd1651964eadb1  a471-4723 aThis paper shows the progress of an ongoing digital heritage research focusing on Kashgar, a unique historical city in the westernmost part of China. The project aims to decode intangible heritage with the help of tangible characteristics representing Kashgar architecture. Narrow alleyways of Kashgar accommodate multifunctional usage formed by the local distinctive culture. The presented study follows a  research through design methodology . The interpretation of the heritage information is a game design that feeds research. Through an architectural game alternative agglomerations are generated that employ  design-grammars  developed on the basis of Kashgar s architecture and vivid street life. The study reveals the first step of photogrammetry documentations and aerial views of a specific part of Kashgar s old town,  Gaotai  (- Kozichiyar Beshi).  a9781509000487 (ISBN)