Artistic Connotation of China Pavilion in China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo

China Pavilion combines the ancient architectural principles of China with modern design concepts, interprets the oriental philosophy of "harmony between man and nature", and shows the beauty of art, strength, tradition and modernity, which is the best expression of China culture.

Heritage and translation of traditional culture has a total construction area of 6.5438+0.6 million square meters.

Bucket arch is a symbolic image that can arouse sporadic thinking. I think China people are willing to give it such a meaning. At the same time, foreigners who come to the Expo will know that it belongs to China. There are three major architectural systems in the world, and only the ancient buildings in China have wisely adopted the bucket arch.

Bucket arch is the basic component of traditional wooden frame buildings in China, which appeared as early as the 5th century BC. It overhangs the eaves and overlaps them layer by layer, transferring the stress of the eaves evenly to the columns, with the aim of enlarging the eaves and making them beautiful. This form has been applied in Beijing Tiananmen Square, Shaanxi Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, xi Bell and Drum Tower and other buildings. Bucket arch is not only a load-bearing component, but also an artistic component. Its application makes architecture form a trend of "flying like a bird". In traditional architecture, the structure of "tenons and tenons interspersed and layers protruding" has become the cultural expression of the architectural form of China Pavilion. Academician He Jingtang, the chief designer of China Pavilion, said: "China culture has a long history. It is difficult to express the essence of culture with a specific image, and it must be refined from the overall image." In order to choose a reasonable shape, every cultural symbol seems to be a part of China culture, from China's paintings to sculptures, from unearthed cultural relics to Jiangnan gardens, from hieroglyphics to Peking Opera masks, but it seems that every symbol can't reach their ideal state. After careful consideration, the bucket arch in China's traditional architecture inspired the architects greatly, so I decided to start with it and finally succeeded.

In ancient architecture, the bucket arch can protrude from the eaves by up to 4 meters, while in modern architecture, steel structure and concrete can play a greater role. During the construction process, the China Pavilion made a pioneering interpretation of traditional elements and made bold innovations, straightening the traditional curves and projecting them layer by layer. The shortest part of the bucket arch reaches 45 meters, and the most inclined part reaches 49 meters, which makes the main shape show the strength and structural beauty of modern engineering technology. These simple decorative lines naturally complete the contemporary expression of traditional architecture.

If we look down at the design of China Pavilion, we will find that its top surface is a grid structure with clear latitude and longitude. This design is inspired by the chessboard layout of ancient cities in China, which is the so-called "Jiugongge" structure, echoing the Chang 'an City, the Imperial City and the Forbidden City in the Tang Dynasty. Its cultural connotation comes from the theory of the shape of the king city in the Zhou Dynasty. "Zhou Li takes an examination of Gong Ji" says: "The craftsman governs the country, and the nine miles, three doors, nine classics and nine tracks are in the middle."

The designer discovered bronzes, pottery, etc. In the rich mines of China culture, and draw inspiration from the Jiugongge of traditional buildings in China. Finally, they refined the traditional building component, the Dougong, and designed it with "China's Instrument", which was later named "The Crown of the East".

China's philosophical thoughts have been integrated into the building itself, such as "harmony between man and nature", "harmonious life" and "Taoism is natural". The overall layout of the National Pavilion and the Regional Pavilion symbolizes the desire of "harmony between heaven and earth, everything is salty" and shows the vision of an ideal social environment for human settlement, which is consistent with the slogan of this World Expo.

The construction of China Pavilion not only absorbs the nutrition of traditional culture, but also develops and innovates, making it vigorous and powerful, like an indomitable canopy, with modern consciousness and in line with the contemporary international advanced aesthetic trend.

The embodiment and expression of China characteristics

The "Crown of the East" of China Pavilion has obvious China characteristics, which combines many China elements and integrates, refines and constitutes them with modern methods. The shape of the National Pavilion also draws lessons from the Ding culture concept in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. A tripod has four legs for support. As a landmark building in the national ceremony, it is not enough to have the shape of a bucket arch, but also to convey a sense of output and authority. This requires four groups of giant columns, like giant four-legged tripod, to lift the China Pavilion above the head, showing a kind of unrestrained momentum, and at the same time, to get rid of the sense of oppression in this huge building. These four groups of giant columns are all 18.6 m× 18.6 m, which lifts the upper exhibition hall to form a huge structural space with a clear height of 2 1 m, giving people a "stimulating" visual effect, and the selected inclined bucket arch can better convey a sense of "strength".

Through the ingenious combination of giant columns and bucket arches, the stress is reasonably distributed, making the whole building safe, atmospheric, spectacular and full of Chinese style. At the same time, the forward-leaning inverted trapezoidal structure is another challenge to mechanics by modern architecture. The scientific application of traditional building components is another creation of China people, which conveys the idea of the rise of a great country to the world and also shows the cultural confidence of China people to the world.

The shape of China Pavilion has the characteristics of iconic, regional and unique, and what color is its appearance is another issue that people pay attention to. So, what color best represents the characteristics of China? Designers will naturally think of "China Red", a color representing joy and inspiration, an atmospheric, steady and classic color. However, red is difficult to use in large buildings. Because of the strong wavelength and glare, jumping may have the feeling of floating and affect the overall image. In fact, China Red is a fuzzy color. Red couplets, red lanterns and red Chinese knots are all called China Red. However, in different historical time and space environments, it presents a variety of aesthetic expressions. For example, there are five kinds of "red" displayed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. How to use "China Red" in modern architecture? Therefore, the designer specially invited experts from China Academy of Fine Arts. Through repeated experiments, on-the-spot observation and physical comparison, it was finally agreed that China Pavilion could not use one red color, but borrowed the color of the Forbidden City and adopted various gradations. As a result, China Pavilion has four "faded" red gradations from top to bottom and from deep to shallow, which are traditional and fashionable, enriching the connotation of China Red and making the whole building feel layered and spatial, full of vitality and vigor. Covered with "China Red", China Pavilion conveys festive, auspicious, joyful and harmonious feelings and displays the national character of "enthusiasm, forge ahead and unity". This is another best interpretation of the characteristics of China.

The crown of the East, towering into the sky, symbolizes the prosperity of China. The regional pavilion lying flat under the national pavilion has formed a deep supporting state, providing a heavy and solid platform for people's activities. Its layout draws lessons from Gong Yu's territorial generalization, namely "Kyushu" theory. This is also reflected in Yuanmingyuan, and the cultural roots of its cultural concept and spatial awareness can be traced back to Zhouyi.

The ingenious layout of national pavilions and regional pavilions, in order of priority, symbolizes the spirit of national unity and implies social prosperity. The air veranda, terrace and garden sketch around the regional pavilion are perfectly connected with each other. The exterior of the building is engraved with overlapping seal characters, and the names of Chinese historical dynasties are printed on the facade outside the corridor, which symbolizes the long history of China culture. On the sketch surface of the circular corridor, the names of provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China are also engraved, which symbolizes the unity and cooperation of China with a vast territory and rich resources. All these fully and meticulously reflect the characteristics of China.

Highlight and carry forward the spirit of the times

The absolute height of the majestic China Pavilion is 63m, which is equivalent to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi (64m). It has great shock and visual impact. It is shaped like a tripod and a huge glass. It is held high and warmly welcomes friends from all over the world. At the same time, it spreads its wings like a Dapeng, which indicates that China will take off in Wan Li and dominate the world.

China Pavilion keeps pace with the times and conforms to the development trend of the times. Facing the upcoming China World Expo, the China Pavilion submitted a "Declaration of the Times" in the form of architecture. China Pavilion shows the world a vibrant, harmonious and modern China through the interpretation and creation of China elements by modern technology. The national pavilion where the crown is located is completely empty at the lower part of 33 meters. These central symmetrical spaces and the plane extension space of the regional exhibition hall provide people with enough open space for leisure communication. Specifically, there are four communication platforms, which embody the important concepts of modern international architectural design, namely openness and publicity, and embody the spirit of the times.

2 1 century today, environmental and energy problems are realistic problems in the process of urbanization, and the construction of China Pavilion reveals the information of environmental protection and energy conservation everywhere. The exterior wall material adopts non-radioactive and pollution-free green products; All pipes and subway vents are cleverly hidden in the building; The landscape platform on the top floor of the National Pavilion uses the most advanced solar panels to store sunlight and convert it into electricity, which can realize the self-sufficiency of lighting in China Pavilion. At the same time, there is also a rainwater collection and treatment system, which is used to wash toilets and vehicles after purification; The skin of the regional pavilion is also designed with a climate buffer zone, and the roof adopts eco-agricultural landscape technology. Soil layer covering 1.5m can realize effective heat insulation and save energy by more than 10%. Small-scale constructed wetland technology is introduced into the large-step water landscape on the south side of the regional pavilion and the garden design on the south side to provide ecological landscape for local cities without occupying a lot of land.

The majestic China Pavilion of the World Expo interprets the unique architectural aesthetics of China, embodies the profound China culture, expresses the open feelings of hundreds of millions of people in China, and shows the China wisdom of urban development. Oriental crown, China tradition, China characteristics, China spirit.