The Criteria for Selecting Outstanding Traditional Building Craftsmen in China Based on Interpretative Structural Modeling

With the implementation of policies promoting the revival of traditional Chinese culture, traditional buildings are gaining increasing attention. Traditional craftsmen have become central to the protection of traditional buildings, and various regions are conducting selections for outstanding traditional building craftsmen. The objective is to establish leaders in the industry and promote the conservation and restoration of traditional buildings.Currently, the selection of outstanding craftsmen in traditional building mostly relies on descriptive criteria, making it difficult to define clearly and posing challenges to the selection process. This article, based on existing selection standards, utilizes expert questionnaires to establish an interpretative structural model for the criteria for selecting traditional building craftsmen. This model clarifies the relationships between selection conditions, providing a reference for the selection of outstanding craftsmen in traditional buildings and helping the revival of traditional architectural culture and heritage protection.