中西方建筑文化的差异英文.ppt

Between Two Terminal —On the Discrepancy of the Chinese and Western Architectural Culture Architecture is the material carrier of human life. The need of sheltering from the wind and rain is the original motive of architecture. It is a mirror of the geographical condition and historical culture. Since the human culture emerged in the world, architecture has taken cultural connotation. Different nations usually have different architectural cultures. Introduction 1 Architectural Materials Chinese architects used woods as the main building materials. Delicate Tough Morbidezza（细腻，柔美） Gentle and reserved The line of beauty and the vividness(生动、活泼) of the artistic conception take priority. The main building material of the western traditional architecture is stone. Straightforward Simple Rigid Majestic（庄严的，宏伟的） The architectural form is thick and heavy. 2 Architectural Structures Traditional Chinese people believe in the idea of nature-human integration(“天人合一”). In our Chinese culture, we advocate that men should keep a harmonious relationship with nature. Chinese architecture is required to be like the nature. There are many small hills and ponds in Chinese traditional gardens. The designers pursued the harmony of the man, the architecture and the nature. 2 Architectural Structures As for Western people, they advocate individualism which cares much about the individual. Thus the Western buildings tend to be detached（分离的，分开的） patterns while most Chinese traditional buildings are aggregate（聚集的） patterns. 3 Architectural Beauty The geomantic（风水的） culture and the theory of the five natural elements – earth, water, fire, metal and wood are very popular in Chinese architecture。 Western architects care much about aesthetic geometry（几何美） in their architecture. Reason： the different aesthetic standards and value concepts 4 Architectural Distribution Chinese traditional architecture is built in group. That is, more individual architectures make up a big architect