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1、第二十四届韩素音青年翻译奖竞赛竞赛原文英译汉:It’sTimetoRethink‘Temporary’Wetendtoviewarchitectureaspermanent,asaspiringtothestatusofmonuments.Andthatkindofarchitecturehasitsplace.Butsodoesarchitectureofadifferentsort.Formostofthefirstdecadeofthe2000s,architecturewasaboutthesta
2、tementbuilding.Whetheritwasacontroversialmemorialoranimpossiblyluxuriouscondotower,architecture’sraisond’êtrewastomakealastingimpression.Architecturehasalwaysbeensynonymouswithpermanence,butshoulditbe?Inthelastfewyears,theoppositemaybetrue.Architecturalbi
3、llingsareatanall-timelow.Majorcommissionsarefewandfarbetween.Thearchitecturethat’sbeenmakingnewsisfastandfleeting:pop-upshops,foodcarts,marketplaces,performancespaces.Andwhilemanymanifestationsofthegenrehavejumpedtheshark(i.e.,aToysRUspop-upshop),thereisu
4、ndeniableopportunityinthetemporary:itisanaptresponsetoacivilizationinflux.Andlikemanyprevailingtrends—collaborativeconsumption(a.k.a.,“sharing”),communitygardens,barterandtrade—“temporary”issoretrothatit’sbecomeradical.InNovember,Ihadthepleasureofmoderati
5、ngMotopia,apanelatUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sSchoolofArchitecture,withRobertKronenburg,anarchitect,professoratUniversityofLiverpoolandportable/temporary/mobileguru.Authorofashelffullofbooksonthetopic,including“Flexible:ArchitecturethatRespondstoChang
6、e,”“PortableArchitecture:DesignandTechnology”and“HousesinMotion:TheGenesis,”Kronenburgisamanobsessed.Mobilityhasaninnatepotency,Kronenburgbelieves.Movableenvironmentsaremoredynamicthanstaticones,sowhyshouldarchitecturebesostatic?Theideathatperhapsallbuild
7、ingsshouldn’taspiretopermanencerepresentsahugeshiftforarchitecture.Withoutthatburden,architects,designers,buildersanddeveloperscantakeadvantageofandimplementcurrenttechnologiesfaster.Architecturecouldbereusable,recyclableandsustainable.Recastinthisway,itc
8、ouldbettersolveseeminglyunsolvableproblems.Andstillsucceedincreatingasenseofplace.Inhispresentation,Kronenburgofferedexamplesofhowportable,temporaryarchitecturehasbeenusedineveryaspectofhumanactivity,includinghealth