General Comparative Analysis between Chinese and Western Architectural Cultures文化通览期末论文

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1、GeneralComparativeAnalysisbetweenChineseandWesternArchitecturalCulturesItisuniversallyacknowledgedthatarchitecturalcultureisanimportantpartofanation'scultureinhistory.Itmayreflectanation'sachievementsinvariousaspectssuchastheartisticachievements,thedevelopmentlevelofanation,anda

2、nation’scivilizationdegreeetc.Chinesetraditionalarchitecturehasshownagreataccomplishmentinartandithasrepresentedourcountry'shighachievementofarchitecture.Withthedevelopmentofinternationaleconomyandthecontinuousstrengtheningofglobalcommunications,Chinesemodernandcontemporaryarchi

3、tectureshavebeengreatlyinfluencedbyWesternarchitecture.Andourtraditionalarchitectureisbecomingmoretypicalthanthearchitectureinanyotherperiodsofournation.Thus,itisfullofcomparabilitytohaveacontrastonChinesetraditionalarchitectureandWesternarchitecture.Foronething,solidityandutili

4、tyarethecommoncharacteristicsofChinesearchitectureandWesternarchitecture.Thereisnodenyingthatsolidityandutilityaretwobasicguidelinesofarchitecture.Sincetheoriginalpurposeofarchitecturebuildingisforhumanhabitation,alltheothervaluesofitsuchasornamentalvalueshouldbeplacedaftersolid

5、ityandutility.Foranotherthing,tocompareChinesetraditionalarchitecturewithWesternarchitecture,themostessentialdistinctionbetweenthemistheculturaldifferences.TheculturaldifferencesbetweenourcountryandtheWesterncountriesleadtotwokindsoftotallydifferentthinkingpatterns,whichultimate

6、lyinfluencetheirdifferentarchitecturalstyles.ThefollowingthreepointsarethemaindistinctionsbetweenChinesetraditionalarchitectureandWesternarchitecture.Thefirstdistinctionshouldbeonthebuildingmaterials.Inancienttimes,ChinesearchitectsusedwoodasthemainbuildingmaterialswhileWesterna

7、rchitectsusedmasonriesastheirmainmaterials.Theprimitiveagricultureandtraditionalagriculturehavetakendominantplacesforalongtimeinthepastofourcountry,whicharequitedifferentfromtheWesterntraditionaleconomicmodeinthesameperiod.Thedifferentchoicesofbuildingmaterialsmayresultfromdiffe

8、renteconomicmodesanddifferentconceptsintwokinds