Legends and Tropes:Lingnan Architecture and Lingnan School Master Builders

Mainstream and achievements of Lingnan school of architecture: Lingnan school of architecture was gradually formed after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and people call this architectural school, which is very characteristic of the Lingnan area, "Guangpai" or "Lingnan school". Regarding the emergence and development of the Lingnan School of Architecture, as well as its characteristics and styles, we cite the insightful comments made by architectural critics and Tsinghua University professors Zeng Zhaofen and Ai Dingzeng to summarize. Prof. Zeng Zhaofen first identified the new styles of Chinese architecture as the "Beijing School" in Beijing, the "Hai School" in Shanghai and the "Guang School" in Guangzhou ("Lingnan School"). "), and summarized the "Lingnan School" architectural style is characterized by free, natural and in line with the laws of people's activities in the plane of the arrangement; bright, cheerful and varied forms of elevation and body shape; and gardening and urban or regional environment of the organic combination.

Since Prof. Zeng Zhaofen put forward the style and characteristics of "Guangpai" ("Lingnan School"), the architectural profession has paid more attention to the development of "Guangpai" architecture. 1989, the architectural critic Ai Dingzeng wrote in his article "The Development of Guangpai Architecture". Architecture critic Ai Dingzeng pointed out in his thesis "The Road of Divine Similarity - Forty Years of Lingnan School of Architecture" that "Lingnan School of Architecture refers to the mainstream of modern architecture centered in Guangzhou, which is mainly distributed in the Pearl River Delta and Guilin, Nanning, Shantou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Zhanjiang, and Haikou, etc. In time, it refers to the 19th century, when the Lingnan School of Architecture was established. In time, it refers to the development and maturation of new styles of architecture since the mid-19th century, which also includes theories that have lagged considerably behind." He also points out that "the Lingnan School of Architecture is synchronized with Lingnan music and Lingnan painting, echoing the political innovation movements of Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, and Sun Yat-sen. The modern lifestyle of the people of the 'two Cantons' and their natural geographic and socio-economic conditions were the roots of its emergence. Its development went through the following processes. First was the importation of foreign architecture brought by foreigners. Then it is the combination of soil and foreign, Chinese and Western-style architecture (also the emergence of a large number of gardens and courtyards) started by the overseas Chinese townships. Then there is the Chinese and foreign architects consciously blend Chinese and Western architecture (which emphasizes the national form of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou, the former Sun Yat-sen University and Lingnan University, etc., and emphasizes the Western form of a larger number). The last 40 years is and western fusion, ancient for modern use of the initial period of maturity."

Mr. Ai Dingzeng summarized the mainstream and achievements of the Lingnan School of Architecture from eight aspects:

(1) Rather change than imitation, rather modern than ancient. Pioneer of modern Lingnan architecture, South China University of Technology (South China University of Technology), Professor Xia Changshi to modern architectural style design of Guangzhou Cultural Park Aquatic Pavilion, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences and South China University of Technology campus of the building complex, in the country set a good example. His work Zhongshan Medical College medical teaching complex also won the Architectural Society of China Award for Excellence in Architectural Creation.

(2) The pursuit of mood, and strive to achieve God-like. Guangdong people in every kind of art creation are deliberately pursuing Lingnan characteristics, architectural creation is the same, the pursuit of mood, intention first, everywhere reflecting the mood and charm of China's Lingnan. For example, the poetry of the White Cloud Manor, the White Swan Hotel can evoke overseas travel in homesickness "hometown water".

(3) due to borrowing the environment, into one. Lingnan architecture attaches importance to the location of the foundation, and the environment into one, inherited the essence of traditional architecture. "Baiyun Hotel", "Shuangxi Villa", "White Swan" and other hotel buildings are among the best.

(4) group layout, combined space. Lingnan architecture combined with climatic characteristics, so that the building has a modern landscape features, and feet in the foyer, atrium, rest corridor, dining room, aisles, bedrooms in the arrangement of garden flowers and trees, giving the environment with the interest of nature. The most representative work is the spirit of Chinese gardens and modern architecture of the Oriental Hotel Garden in one.

(5) fresh and bright, a variety of forms. Lingnan architecture is good at using reinforced concrete frame features, creating permeable space and virtual spirit of the form, forming a fresh and bright architectural image, while drawing on ancient pavilion prototypes, so that the new building of thousands of forms, the weather.