Why do modern buildings in China lose traditional elements?

It is inevitable that modern architecture in China will lose its traditional elements, because the times are changing, science and technology are progressing, and people's needs are increasing, which is the inevitable result of the development of civilized society.

As we all know, ancient buildings in China pay more attention to site selection and layout, and the most important feature of modern buildings is the pass rate; Now, not only China, but also developed cities in many countries have begun to restrict the construction of villas, because villas occupy a large area and the occupancy rate is low, which is very unfavorable to cities in the long run. The more developed cities need a strong accommodation rate, the higher the housing prices in developed cities will be.

In ancient times, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and there was enough land for people to build houses, so the location layout was particularly clever; However, modern society is different. The main consideration of modern architecture is to build the largest space with as little land as possible. Therefore, it is reasonable for modern architecture in China to lose many traditional elements.

Secondly, there are many traditional characteristic elements in ancient buildings in China, but these characteristic elements are completely unsuitable today, which is also an important reason why modern buildings lack traditional elements; For example, Mongolian yurts in Inner Mongolia grassland, stilt houses built by Miao people, and diaojiao buildings in Yunnan. These traditional houses are very impractical if they are placed in an extremely modern city, and they are not suitable for safety, occupancy rate or comfort.

Finally, although modern architecture in China has largely lost the traditional elements of China, it has not lost its interior layout. Nowadays, Chinese decoration is more and more popular with people, and ethnic handicrafts and decorations in China have also become popular products for people to decorate their houses. To some extent, this can be regarded as a big pattern to make up for the lack of traditional elements in modern architecture.