Why build old buildings?

First of all, correct a point, don't just think that historical buildings only exist in rural areas, okay? How wrong is this idea? It's just that the city has developed to a state you can't recognize, and historical buildings seem out of place in the city.

In Taiwan Province Province, many non-governmental organizations have sprung up to protect historical buildings, whether Japanese-ruled buildings or temples in the Qing Dynasty, although they have different ownership (because of the private ownership of land in Taiwan Province Province). Therefore, if you have the opportunity to travel to Taiwan Province Province, you can often see that the old street machine is still in use when you walk on the street. Old historical buildings are bought and then turned into cafes, book bars, small museums, memorial halls, and buildings of different eras appear in one street at the same time.

Although I looked down on commercial consumption for a while, McDonald's and Starbucks have long understood that it can be used to enhance the image, but I don't think it is emotional consumption.

In fact, generally speaking, in our country (meaning universality),

There are too many modern designs that are the same. No matter where you are, there is a large commercial plaza. Walking in the square, nothing more than a few chain stores appear back and forth. The local characteristics have to go to the closed and protected ancient town, which is out of touch with the city. This translation in architectural theory is called urban homogenization.

The most important protection is not to leave it idle and wait for rot, but to activate it.

For architecture, the greatest respect is the existence of life and the flow of people. Tourists and residents walk in, which is a different atmosphere from modern society.

They are not the only ones who understand these things. Italy, France, Austria and other countries have long regarded it as a part of urban planning. Relatively speaking, our country is really slow.

Also, many times when you look at the ancient buildings in China, they can be integrated with nature. Why? Because in the past, building houses were all about geomantic omen, which sounds mysterious, but the real geomantic omen (I recommend you to read the Book of Changes) has scientific basis, emphasizing the unity, the big environment and the small environment. These are things that many architects forget now because of the financial support of investors (it is better to think that few people who do architecture can really be called architects). Equivalent to a sense of form?

Historical buildings can provide some inspiration, and the pattern, structure and materials of each era are different. For example, the method of weaving bamboo with mud walls is less and less used, and many craftsmen and architects will suddenly use inspiration in their own designs. This slow diffusion is better than losing it all at once.