Modern Architectural Styles in China

1. Ethnic form of architecture mainly characterized by large roofs

These buildings are constructed of masonry and reinforced concrete, with large roofs added to the uppermost floors. The general building is a vertical three-part work (base, wall, roof), and the large building is a horizontal five-part work (the center section is the main body, flanked by two flanks and two connecting parts). The roofs are steel or wooden structures, and some of the gable elements are made of concrete with colorful paintings applied to the surface.

2, with minority colorful ethnic forms of architecture

This type of building is characterized by the typical architectural image of each ethnic group for a long time, such as the yurt of the Mongols and the pointed dome of the Hui Islamic religion. Examples include the Chinese Islamic scripture institute in Beijing, the Genghis Khan Mausoleum in Ikezhaomeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and the People's Theater in Urumqi, Xinjiang.

3, combined with local and folk traditions to explore the national form of architecture

This type of building use of local materials, to take the folk style, to create a simple and unadorned, people feel friendly image. Shanghai Hongkou Park Lu Xun Memorial Hall and Lu Xun's tomb is to the image of the southern residential white walls, gray tiles, horse-head mountain wall, to express Lu Xun's simple temperament. Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Trade building is to take the northern folk style, with ordinary gray bricks, gray tiles, rolled roof, railings and other simple images to deal with large public **** building.

4, combined with new functions and other requirements to explore the national form of the building

This type of building based on modern architectural structure and function, the appropriate use of the shape of the components and decorative patterns in order to explore the national form of the building, a large proportion of this period. Beijing Planetarium is a building for demonstrating celestial phenomena in China. The architectural treatment centered on the dome of the planetarium hall is concise and full of character. The Beijing Architecture and Engineering Department Building is a 7-storey building with a brick structure, which is ancient and majestic, simple and complex. Beijing Capital Theater, Beijing Telegraph Building, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Nanjing Shuguang Cinema, Hangzhou Hotel, Lanzhou Hotel, Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Mansion and so on belong to this type.

5, multiple styles

Entering the 80's, the reform policy of "revitalizing the economy internally and opening up externally" promoted the modernization of architecture. Chinese architectural thought began to get rid of the narrow, closed single mode, gradually tend to open, compatible, China's modern architecture began to step on the road of development of multiple styles.