第4篇-The-skyscraper可编辑文档.doc

Ithasbeenstatedthatskyscraperandthe20thcenturyaresynonymousandtherecanbenodoubtthatthetallbuildingisthelandmarkofourgeneration.Itisastructuralmarvelthatreachestotheheavensandembodieshumangoalstobuildeverhigher.Theskyscraperisthecentury’smoststunningarchitecturalaccomplishment.

据说，摩天大楼和20世纪是同义的，毋庸置疑，摩天大楼是我们这时代的里程碑。它是一种结构性奇迹，向着天空发展，体现了人类越来越高的建筑目标。摩天大楼是本世纪最令人惊叹的建筑成就。

Butthequestionofhowtodesignthetallbuildingstillcontinuestotaunt,disconcert,andconfoundpractitioners.Theswingintasteandstyleisaspredictableasnightandday,andwearethisverymomentbusyrewritingtherulesofskyscraperdesign.Intheprocesswearenotsurethattherightlessonswehavelearnedarenotbeingdiscardedforthewrongones.

但是，如何设计高层建筑的问题仍继续嘲弄、搅乱和迷惑着实践者。在品味和风格间的摇摆如昼夜交替般可轻易预测出，我们此时忙于重写摩天大楼的设计规则。在这个过程中，我们不敢肯定没有因为那些错误的教训而丢弃那些已学到的正确教训。

Asuccessfulskyscrapersolutionandtheartofarchitectureitselfdependonhowwellthestructural,utilitarian,environmental,andpublicrolesofthetallbuildingareresolved.Style,anystyle,mustbeintrinsicto,andexpressiveof,theseconsiderations.Architectureis,aboveall,anexpressiveart.

一个成功的摩天大楼解决方案和建筑艺术本身都依赖于高层建筑结构的、功利的、环境的和公共的角色是如何得到解决。风格，任何风格，一定是这些方面考虑的内在和表达。建筑，首先，是一种富于表现力的艺术。

Theskyscraperhastotallychangedthescale,appearance,andconceptofourcitiesandtheperceptionsofpeopleinthem.Nodoubtitwillcontinuetodoso.Butitismoreimportanttodaythaneverthatthebuilderandthearchitectconsiderallthefactorsassociatedwiththedesignofatallbuildingandhowitisincorporatedintoitsurban

摩天大楼已经完全改变了我们城市的规模、外观和人民的认知。毫无疑问，它会继续这样做。但今天它比以往任何时候都更加重要，建设者和建筑师们考虑所有与高层建筑的设计相关联的因素以及它如何被纳入其城市设置.

Lookingatthewholehistoricalspectrumofskyscraperdesign,foursignificantphasescanbeidentified:thefunctional,theeclectic,themodern,andwhatiscurrentlycalledthepostmodern,atermcoinedmorebythemedia,forsurelyour