2019-2020年高二英语Unit3 Art and architecture课本原文 人教版

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1、2019-2020年高二英语Unit3Artandarchitecture课本原文人教版Architecturelooksattheman-madelivingenvironment．Everygreatcultureinthepasthaditsownideasofbeautyexpressedinartandarchitecture．Whenyoulookaroundatbuildings,streets，squaresandparks．youwillfindthemdesigned，plannedandbuiltindifferentstyles.Modernis

2、mwasinventedinthe1920sbyagroupofarchitectswhowantedtochangesocietywithbuildingsthatwentagainstpeople’sfeelingofbeauty．Theywantedtheirbuildingsconstructedinawaytolookunnatural．Whileintraditionalarchitecturematerialssuchasearth，stone，brickandwoodareused，thematerialsofmodernarchitectureares

3、teel,glassandconcrete.Tomanypeoplemodernarchitectureequalsprogress.Developingcountrieswanttobuildthemostmodern-lookingbuildingsasthefirststeptowardsbeingamoderncountry．Modernbuildingsimpressusbecausetheyarehuge,butmanypeopledonotfindthembeautiful.Thebuildingslooklikeboxeswithflatroofs，sh

4、arpersandglasswallsthatactasmirrors.Youdonotfeelinvitedtoenterthem．Everythingaboutthesebuildingsseemshardandunfriendly．AncientarchitectureshowsUSmanybeautifulbuildings．TheseincludegreatexamplessuchasTaiheDian，theTempleofHeavenorthegreatEuropeancathedrals．Bothinthechoiceofmaterialsandshap

5、eofbuildings，ancientarchitecturestandsmuchclosertonature．Naturedoesnothaveanystraightlines．AntonioGaudi，aSpanisharchitect．wasthefirsttounderstandthat．Therearenotanysharpersorstraightlinesinanyofhisdesigns．Heonlywantednaturalmaterials，suchasstone，brickandwoodtobeusedandmanypartsofhisbuild

6、ingslooklikethingswefindinnature．Insomeofhisarchitecture，balconieslooklikeeyes．otherpartslooklikebones，thewallsseemtobecoveredwiththeskinofafish,whiletherooflookslikethebackofadragon．MostofGaudi’sworkswereconstructedinandaroundBarcelona．LookingatthearchitecturebyGaudiislikeadream，fulloff

7、antasticcoloursandshapes．Despitethefactthatheusedtraditionalmaterials，Gaudiwasamodernarchitect．Infact,thereareothermodernarchitectswhousedesignsfromnaturewhentheycreatetheirbuildings．FrankLloydWright，whobuiltanartmuseuminNewYork，foundhimselfinspiredbyJapaneseseashells．Ano