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1、附: 第二十四届韩素音青年翻译奖竞赛原文 英译汉竞赛原文:It’sTimetoRethink‘Temporary’Wetendtoviewarchitectureaspermanent,asaspiringtothestatusofmonuments.Andthatkindofarchitecturehasitsplace.Butsodoesarchitectureofadifferentsort.Formostofthefirstdecadeofthe2000s,architecturewasaboutthestatementbuilding.Whethe
2、ritwasacontroversialmemorialoranimpossiblyluxuriouscondotower,architecture’sraisond’êtrewastomakealastingimpression.Architecturehasalwaysbeensynonymouswithpermanence,butshoulditbe?Inthelastfewyears,theoppositemaybetrue.Architecturalbillingsareatanall-timelow.Majorcommissionsarefewandfarbetween.
3、Thearchitecturethat’sbeenmakingnewsisfastandfleeting:pop-upshops,foodcarts,marketplaces,performancespaces.Andwhilemanymanifestationsofthegenrehavejumpedtheshark(i.e.,aToysRUspop-upshop),thereisundeniableopportunityinthetemporary:itisanaptresponsetoacivilizationinflux.Andlikemanyprevailingtrends
4、—collaborativeconsumption(a.k.a.,“sharing”),communitygardens,barterandtrade—“temporary”issoretrothatit’sbecomeradical.InNovember,IhadthepleasureofmoderatingMotopia,apanelatUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sSchoolofArchitecture,withRobertKronenburg,anarchitect,professoratUniversityofLiverpoolandpo
5、rtable/temporary/mobileguru.Authorofashelffullofbooksonthetopic,including“Flexible:ArchitecturethatRespondstoChange,”“PortableArchitecture:DesignandTechnology”and“HousesinMotion:TheGenesis,”Kronenburgisamanobsessed.Mobilityhasaninnatepotency,Kronenburgbelieves.Movableenvironmentsaremoredynamict
6、hanstaticones,sowhyshouldarchitecturebesostatic?Theideathatperhapsallbuildingsshouldn’taspiretopermanencerepresentsahugeshiftforarchitecture.Withoutthatburden,architects,designers,buildersanddeveloperscantakeadvantageofandimplementcurrenttechnologiesfaster.Architecturecouldbereusable,recyclable
7、andsustainable.Recastinthisway,itcouldbettersolveseeminglyunsolvableproblems.Andstillsucceedincreatingasenseofplace.Inhispresentation,Kronenburgofferedexamplesofhowportable,temporaryarchitecturehasbeenusedineveryaspectofhumanactiv