中外建筑比较

In china, we always build the wall around the city first, then develop the city
direction: inside to outside
life,
stone means
death
石(土)
so stone was always used to build the tomb
meanwhile, wood was used to build house for living
Stone vs Wood
so we still can feel the architecture builded in 3000 years ago
Tai He Temple in Forbidden City|故宫太和殿
church western world
temple China
Famous Architecture
about 70 years ago
Notre Dame de Haut|朗香教堂
National Museum in Nanjing|南京中央博物馆
so they built it for one dynasty wood means easy to build
Saint Peter’s Basilica: cost 120 years
Forbidden City: cost 16 years
Stone vs Wood
木
In Wuxing, wood means
...
...
Dome vs Roof
So in western world, everything was done for dome
So in China, everything was done for roof
stone
wood
Stone means solidify, wood means quickly build. Why western people and Chinese used these
Architecture is so big a discipline.
It includes urban design|城市设计, plastic|塑型, form|形式, space|空间, function|功能, material|材料, technics|技术...
but we always neglect something important.....
church western world
temple China
4 Main Points between Them
dome
dome vs roof; stone vs wood; single vs group; change vs steady western world China
roof
stone
totally different materials?
Stone vs Wood
the real ruler is religion
the real ruler is the King
Stone vs Wood
so they built it forever stone means forever
Different Culture, Different Architecture
-Look into the differences between western world and China
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Culture
Instead of introducing what architecture is, I talk about the relationship of architecture and culture.
Famous Architecture
about 2000 years ago
Why?源自文库
single
group
Single vs Group
western people like to show himself / herself in
crowd
Chinese is always shame in crowd, so we like to make group
Single vs Group
for architecture, it is the same situation, it looks a little funny
Single vs Group
In western world, they usually extend the field from the center castle
wood
single
group
dome
roof
Why they emphasize on the dome, while we emphasize on the roof?
Rome vs Roof
higher dome, closer the god
different roofs mean different social level
E Pang Temple in Qin Dynasty|秦阿房宫 Pantheon in Rome|罗马万神庙
church temple western world China
Famous Architecture
about 700 years ago
Notre Dame de Paris|巴黎圣母院
so the earliest building which now existing was builded 1300 years ago
The Acropolis of Athens|雅典卫城
Foguang temple|五台山佛光寺大殿
In western world, the architecture was alway single, but in China, the architectures were always grouped.