中西方建筑文化的差异--英文

BetweenTwoTerminal—OntheDiscrepancyoftheChineseandWesternArchitecturalCultureArchitectureisthematerialcarrierofhumanlife.Theneedofshelteringfromthewindandrainistheoriginalmotiveofarchitecture.Itisamirrorofthegeographicalconditionandhistoricalculture.Sincethehumancultureemergedintheworld,architecturehastakenculturalconnotation.Differentnationsusuallyhavedifferentarchitecturalcultures.Introduction1ArchitecturalMaterialsChinesearchitectsusedwoodsasthemainbuildingmaterials.DelicateToughMorbidezza（细腻，柔美）GentleandreservedThelineofbeautyandthevividness(生动、活泼)oftheartisticconceptiontakepriority.Themainbuildingmaterialofthewesterntraditionalarchitectureisstone.StraightforwardSimpleRigidMajestic（庄严的，宏伟的）Thearchitecturalformisthickandheavy.2ArchitecturalStructuresTraditionalChinesepeoplebelieveintheideaofnature-humanintegration(“天人合一”).InourChineseculture,weadvocatethatmenshouldkeepaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature.Chinesearchitectureisrequiredtobelikethenature.TherearemanysmallhillsandpondsinChinesetraditionalgardens.Thedesignerspursuedtheharmonyoftheman,thearchitectureandthenature.2ArchitecturalStructuresAsforWesternpeople,theyadvocateindividualismwhichcaresmuchabouttheindividual.ThustheWesternbuildingstendtobedetached（分离的，分开的）patternswhilemostChinesetraditionalbuildingsareaggregate（聚集的）patterns.3ArchitecturalBeautyThegeomantic（风水的）cultureandthetheoryofthefivenaturalelements–earth,water,fire,metalandwoodareverypopularinChinesearchitecture。Westernarchitectscaremuchaboutaestheticgeometry（几何美）intheirarchitecture.Reason：thedifferentaestheticstandardsandvalueconcepts4ArchitecturalDistributionChinesetraditionalarchitectureisbuiltingroup.Thatis,moreindividualarchitecturesmakeupabigarchitecturalgroup.Theyextendcrosswiseinspace,requiredaxialsymmetry,andhavetheeffectofdepth.Thecitydistributionisalwaysrectangular.Thewholestyleisintroversive,close,strictandthesereflecttheimplicationandprivacy.4ArchitecturalDistributionMostofthewesterntraditionalarchitectureextendsverticallyinthespace,requirestobetall,andhasthestraighteffect.Theircitydistributionisusuallyconcentric.Thewholestyleisextroverted,open,active,enterprisingandfree.5Architectural“Artlanguage”Thewesternarchitectureusuallydevelopsinlengthwaysanddirectlypointstothesky.Howtosupportthesestoneroofsuptoskyisthekeyofthearchitectureart.Sothe“basicvocabulary”ofthewesternarchitectureispostandtheroofisthe“mainsentencepattern”.Thedistinctionoftheroofleadstodifferentarchitecturestyles,suchasGreekstyle,Romestyle,Byzantinestyle.5Architectural“Artlanguage”Thebracketset（斗拱）isthebasicvocabularyofChinesetraditionalwoodenarchitecture.Cornice（檐口，飞檐）hasmanystyles.Differentstylesmakeoutdifferentarteffects.Somearespryandsomearestrictordepressive.Cornicecanbeusedtoexpressstatusandemotioninpavilions,terracesandtowers.6ArchitecturalValueConceptsChinesetraditionalarchitectureemphasizesongoodness.Thatis,peoplepayattentiontothearchitecturalpracticality.Chinesethinkthatthearchitectureisman-made.TheWesterntraditionalarchitectureshowstheeternality.ItisregardedasGod’screation,andprominencetobeautyisgiven.Inaddition,architecturalartistrytakespriority.WhatwecanseefromtheaboveanalysisisthatChineseandWesternarchitecturerepresentbetweentwoterminalsduetotheirdifferenthistoryoriginscustomspsychologicalconstructionsethicnationwaysofthinkingvalueorientation…Conclusion