The use of traditional Chinese cultural symbols

With the continuous change of the historical environment, as well as the gradual development of people's cognition, many traditional cultural symbols have lost their initial meaning, and have been given many new meanings, and the final symbolism of the cultural symbols will be inherited from generation to generation. The inheritance of cultural symbols requires certain media conditions, while the development of architecture requires the use of traditional cultural symbols of symbolism, the mutual combination of the two not only meets the media conditions of the inheritance of cultural symbols, but also promotes the development of new thinking in architecture. Architecture as one of the media of cultural symbols inheritance, different architectural characteristics need different meanings of cultural symbols to express, therefore, first of all, we need to correctly understand the symbolism of traditional cultural symbols.

The use of pattern and color symbols in architectural design

The information conveyed by the building is conveyed through the pattern or color symbols, which brings people a spiritual cultural baptism while satisfying the functionality of the building. One of the characteristics of traditional Chinese color is Chinese red. Chinese red is the most Chinese color, Chinese knot and Chinese red has become one of the traditional cultural symbols due to its festive and atmospheric characteristics. Introducing Chinese red or Chinese knots in modern buildings will bring visual enjoyment to people. For example, in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo China Pavilion, the building as a whole used the Chinese red and the traditional Chinese tripod as the basic form of the building, with China's traditional inverted ladder building features, so that the building as a whole exudes a magnificent atmosphere, bringing people a spectacular visual feast, highlighting the depth and breadth of China's culture. All these are attributed to the clever matching of colors and patterns in traditional culture.

The use of traditional ideology in architectural design

Traditional ideology is mainly reflected in the architectural structure, architectural space and architectural rhythm. The interpretation of traditional ideology is given in the shape of the building, so that it has more value of cultural dissemination, traditional ideology improves the value of the building, and through the building as a carrier to make China's traditional culture has been carried forward. For example, the architectural style of "Bird's Nest" is the embodiment of traditional ideology. The appearance of "Bird's Nest" consists of components that support each other to form a grid-like structure, which is similar to a bird's nest from the outside, thus earning its name. The traditional Chinese ideology of hollowing out is fully utilized throughout the building, complemented by ceramic patterns and the splendor and passion of Chinese red, and advanced structural design, which not only reflects modern design concepts, but also conforms to the ideology of ancient buildings.

The use of image symbols in architectural design

The most obvious thing in architectural design is the use of image symbols, including image symbols and so on. The architectural forms of ancient buildings were designed according to the cultural and social background of the time, and as times change, the various design forms change accordingly. Despite the fact that our country has undergone numerous dynastic changes, it is possible to understand the expression of buildings through symbols.