The difference between ancient architecture and modern architecture

Ancient architecture in China: The main materials are nothing more than soil, wood, brick, tile, ash, sand, stone and other natural or handmade materials.

Modern architecture: At present, the buildings are mainly iron, steel and reinforced concrete structures.

2. The development history is different.

Ancient architecture in China: As early as 500,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age, primitive people in China knew to use natural caves as their shelter. Cliff caves inhabited by primitive people have been discovered in Beijing, Liaoning, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hubei and Zhejiang.

In the Neolithic Age, clans and tribes in the middle reaches of the Yellow River used loess as the wall, built semi-caves with wooden frames and grass mud, and then developed into above-ground buildings, forming settlements. Because the Yangtze River basin is wet and rainy, it is often flooded and hurt by animals, so it has developed into a dry fence building.

Modern architecture:/kloc-These changes in the field of architecture in the 9th century are unprecedented in architectural history, both in depth and breadth. This is an architectural revolution triggered by the industrial revolution. Since the 20th century, changes have continued and spread to more parts of the world. It is this unprecedented architectural revolution in architectural history that gave birth to modern architecture in the 20th century.

3, the structure is different

Ancient architecture in China: The ancient architecture in China is arranged in a courtyard group with frame structure. The layout of courtyards has a simple organization law, which consists of several single buildings and some corridors and walls surrounded by courtyards.

Modern architecture: Modern architecture in China is designed to meet the functional requirements of modern people's production and life. The exterior of the building is simple, clear, fresh and generous, mostly high-rise buildings, occupying less land.

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China ancient architectural art has three basic characteristics:

The unity of aesthetic value and political and ethical value.

② Rooted in profound traditional culture, it shows a distinct humanistic spirit. All the elements of architectural art, such as scale, rhythm, composition, form, characters and style, are based on the aesthetic psychology of contemporary people and can be appreciated and understood by people, without ups and downs and strange and inexplicable images.

③ Overall and comprehensive. Almost all the outstanding architectural works in ancient times mobilized all the factors and techniques that might constitute architectural art at that time, forming a whole image. From the overall environment to the single house, from the external sequence to the internal space, from the color decoration to the affiliated art, every part is not dispensable. If one of them is removed, the overall effect will be damaged.

The Combination of Unified Architectural Art and Modern Architecture The traditional architecture in China has a long history and far-reaching influence. However, since the introduction of western architecture into China, there have been sharp contradictions with new materials and technologies. The problem of tradition and innovation has always been a subject faced by architects in China. In the 1920s and 1930s, the inheritance of tradition appeared as "China's inherent form", and in the 1950s, it appeared as "national form".

In the new era, we will explore at a deeper level. Some architects think that China's traditional architectural style should be completely abandoned to highlight the sense of the times; Some architects expressed their willingness to inherit and carry forward China's excellent architectural tradition in different ways, and put it into practice to create a building that combines modernization with nationalization and localization. Examples are as follows.

Queli Hotel in Shandong Province is located near the Confucius Temple and Confucius House, a large ancient architectural complex. The creator set the guest house in a classical building complex. Binshe Hall skillfully combines modern architectural space structure with classical architectural forms, and its courtyard fully embodies the cordial and pleasant charm of traditional residential quadrangles.

Lhasa Hotel in Tibet (completed in 1985, designed by Jiangsu Architectural Design Institute) is a white modern building with simple appearance and orderly volume, which embodies the sense of the times, while the interior design reflects Tibetan national culture more and is a model of combining the spirit of the times with national style. Xinjiang Urumqi Hotel, Xinjiang Science and Technology Museum and Xinjiang People's Hall all use a large number of local and ethnic architectural languages. Yunnan Zhulou Hotel is also a model of local style.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ancient Buildings in China (Basic Meaning)

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Modern Architecture in China