Poetic and Pictorial Splendor-Expression of Traditional Chinese Literati in Chinese Architecture

The expression of traditional Chinese literati is based on connection, seeking emotion and harmony. With various forms, though, this style of expression shares the same value in some art forms, like traditional Chinese poetry, calligraphy and paintings, and Chinese architecture. Based on the commonalities of various forms of literature and art, this paper offered an insight into Chinese architecture in light of poetic and pictorial expression of traditional Chinese literati. In order to illuminate the corresponding connection between traditional Chinese poetry, calligraphy and paintings, and Chinese architecture, this paper discussed the expression of Chinese architecture corresponding to the essence of traditional Chinese poetry, calligraphy and paintings respectively from the perspective of philosophy, aesthetics, and culture study of Chinese architecture. Via analogous analysis, which includes the analogy between the emotion of architecture and the feelings in traditional poetry, the analogy between the order of architecture and the spirit of calligraphy, and the analogy between the artistic conception and the picturesque scene, the poetic and pictorial expression of Chinese architecture was clarified. This paper emphasized that Chinese architecture needs to jump out of the concrete image, eradicate the interdisciplinary boundaries, and stress the integration of arts and humanities in a higher level, to express Chinese architecture in a Chinese way. That means making Chinese architecture modern in forms and techniques, and traditional in spirit and artistic conception.     

Probing the Organic Combination of Metal Building Technology with Architectural Arts

Building technology and architectural art often restrict each other. Considering the feature of high efficiency and unique aesthetics of metal building structure, this paper tries to probe the organic combination of metal building technology with architectural arts from view points of architectural philosophy, architectural art and architectural space and so on.     

On Demonstration of Urban Architectural Cultures in Counties (Districts)

Through studying current architectural history and culture of counties (districts), environmental art design principles were applied to elaborate the ways of urban architecture expressing cultures from the five perspectives of traditional benevolence and kindheartedness, overall urban planning, art of architecture, regionality of architecture and historical buildings. The study was to provide theoretical and practical basis for the urban construction of counties (districts) in Jiangxi Province.     

About the Cultural Connection between the Chinese Garden Art and Calligraphy Art-Taking Suzhou Garden as an Example

The calligraphy art as China traditional essence and the traditional garden art as a unique style in the architecture history of the world, both of them are synthetic arts and tend to be closely combined with other category of arts. In more or less degree, they take advantages of other arts for reference or use these advantages for enriching their own contents and strengthening their artistic appeal. In this paper, the relationship between the calligraphy and the garden art is analyzed. At the same time, the cultural origins and artistic thoughts of the Chinese garden (Suzhou garden as example) and the calligraphy are studied to search the common regulation and find the deep cultural contents, then the connection between them is revealed. At last, it is hoped, that the research will give some enlightening to inheritance and development of the traditional garden culture.     

Analysis of Tibetan Cities and Towns in Sichuan——A Case Study of Traditional Tibetan Settlements in Gengqing Town,Dege County

Tibetan area is a region consisting of different nationalities and cultures,it has special settlement forms.Dege is a historic and cultural center of Kangba area,local architecture has profound cultural background,it is an important representative of traditional Tibetan buildings in Sichuan.This paper explored the forms of Tibetan forms and architectural spaces,summarized architectural features of Tibetan folk dwellings in Sichuan,and studied formation and evolution of traditional settlements in Gengqing Town in an all-around way.     

Spiritual Language of Public Art in Architectural Form

To interpret spiritual language of architectural public art, architectural form was analyzed. Visual art space is based on spatial vision, artistic forms of point, line, surface and body are major visual elements of spatial form. Visual elements can be demonstrated in various forms, and even more diversified in the context of spatial design, interact with each other according to the form principle of beauty, and construct artistic forms of the space. Manifestation of the nature of public art also relies on visual elements, and the public aesthetic experience and feelings about architectural public art are expressed by visual elements.     

Artistic Innovation of Famous Paper-cutting Artist Wang Xiaying

Paper-cutting is a traditional Chinese art,and Fuyang paper-cutting is a miracle of Chinese paper-cutting art.As Fuyang paper-cutting art is gradually promoted by artists during the historical inheritance,its traditional form has changed,a batch of new-style paper-cutting artworks have been created,Wang Xiaying is a leading figure in its inheritance.From the perspective of manifestation means and modeling language,this paper found that Wang Xiaying on the basis of inheriting traditional paper-cutting learned from other arts,applied innovative techniques to break through limitations in modeling,and realized the innovation of paper-cutting art.It was concluded that traditional paper-cutting arts could only achieve sustainable development by integrating with new elements.     

Design Concept of Drama Stage-style Architecture

Homology of drama and architecture in the early development stage decides the close relationship between both,drama stage design and architectural structural design always apply different approaches but achieve equally satisfactory results.Stage layout and structural design often use architectural symbols,and application of architectural symbols in drama is a common approach of stage art design.But the designer of Jiuzhai Paradise International Conference and Resort Center-the project won Lu Ban Award did exactly the opposite by taking drama elements such as time,figures,location and plot to the "stage" of architecture,and telling visitors a story between traditional Tibetan,Qiang culture and primitive forest life over one thousand years,he indeed created a unique classic architecture using the concept of drama stage design.     

Sustainable Development and Study on Traditional Technology

This paper calls for further study on traditional architecture and technology from the view point of sustainable development. Renewing and developing the traditional architectural technology fitting in with climate is an effective way to solve regional problem in the trend of globalization. It will also be useful for the creation of west China's architecture during the Western China Development.     

Reconstruction and Regeneration of Mountain Landscapes: A Case Study of Science Popularization and Education Hall of Jiangxi Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve

Mountain landscape is a significant landscape type among all natural landscape resources, design of constructions in mountain landscapes should take multiple factors into consideration. Taking Science Popularization and Education Hall of Jiangxi Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve for example, this paper explored the architectural design in mountain landscapes from the perspectives of spatial form, facade design, color materials and design experience, in order to achieve the integration of landscape constructions and natural environment.     

Color Expression of Architectural Emotion Language from the Perspective of Public Art

Against the background of "architecturalization" of public art, the significance of architectural color design lies not only in the visual element of architectural environment, but also in the emotion expression of city culture and spirit of the time. Architectural colors should be constructed from the 6 aspects, namely, conveying city spirit, coordinating the environment, showing regional characteristics, reflecting public concept, obtaining public sympathy, combining cultural connotations of color and functions of space. Moreover, the impact of regional culture on architectural color should be properly handled, the emotions of architecture for the city reflected on the surface of architecture, which can reverse the convergence of city images to some extent, and promote the diversity of regional humanistic architectural landscapes.     

Application of Hand-painted Pastel Art in Animation

Hand-painted pastel art enriches the expression ways of light-colored painting, so pastel art makes progress and has new expressions in hand-painted animation to further demonstrate unique visual effect of hand-painted animation. By enriching techniques and forms of hand-painted arts in animation, and displaying diversified styles of hand-painted animation arts, aesthetic significance of animated films will be realized.     

Conceptualization of Art and Architecture

Western modern and contemporary architecture and art is a conceptual architecture and art, change in human concept promotes the development of modern and contemporary architecture and art, presents us a new look. Evolvement of concept is the core force that pushes forward the unceasing development of art and architecture, art and architecture as concept always influence and interact with each other and create a new dimension. Both architects and artists try to express their opinions using the individualized works and practices in the context of changing values in social transformation, which has become the significance of contemporary architectural design and artistic creation.     

现代艺术在城市园林设计中运用的讨论

摘要：随着当今社会的发展,大众的生活水平、文化水平、对艺术的认识水平不断提高,人们的审美水平在日益的增长。现代艺术设计是新时代的产物,而设计与艺术是无法分隔开的。城市园林设计是现代最为综合的艺术,它与现代艺术形式之间有着必然的联系。如今,城市园林设计飞速发展,艺术设计在艺术学领域也在蓬勃兴起。本文简要对城市园林设计的内涵做了界定,阐述了城市园林设计与现代艺术之间的关系,从园林中的小品、雕塑、植物造景等多个方面,分析了现代艺术影响下的城市园林设计。     

Research into the Site Plan of Baiyun Tourist Development Area, Chongqing

By introducing and analyzing the overall plan of Chongqing Baiyun Lake tourist development area and several main highlight landscapes, this paper points out that the creation of architectural environment should reflect the traditional culture. It is the basis for creation with architectural characters. It also coincides with the building philosophy-"tian ren he yi"(integration of nature with human beings), proposed by Chinese traditional architecture.     

Speculation about Recombination of Vernacular Dwellings in the Contemporary Regional Architecture

Application of local elements in contemporary architectural creation is a process of keeping pace with the times. This paper analyzed several creations of contemporary regional architecture, and discussed the effective approach of achieving the co-existence between tradition and modernity in architectural designs. Against the background of current social cultural development, interpretation of regional architectural culture was reviewed from three perspectives of traditional construction vocabularies, specific regional problems, local cultural artistic ambience. This paper tries to further understand reconstruction of vernacular dwellings, speculate the marginalized regional architectural creation in the fast-developing and "explosive" construction movements.     

Interpretation of Visual Culture in Architectural Design

Before the invention of characters, human beings used images to convey information and express ideas, and such a mode of transmission has still been maintained and even presented in more diversified forms with the passage of time. Architecture is a significant branch of visual art, it meets functional needs of daily use, and also reflects social culture and its development tendency. This paper analyzed the relationship between architectural design and visual form, explored the expression means of architectural cultures, so as to grasp the development context of history precisely, enrich architectural design and make it a motive of social cultural development.     

Effect of Western Architectural Culture on the Traditional Dwellings in Meizhou

Under the special social background and source of history, the western architectural culture affected the traditional dwellings in Meizhou from the 19th century till the 20th century. The framework, outline and materials of traditional dwellings were changed in certain extent while the form of plane layout and interior decoration still stood stable maintaining the native characters. This article analyzes the phenomena of incorporation of things with diverse nature.     

Evolution of Fire-sealing Gable Walls' Diversity in Leizhou Traditional Vernacular Red-brick Dwellings

Peculiar color and form of Leizhou red-brick folk dwelling distinguishes it from other vernacular dwellings in Lingnan region(south of the Five Ridges, referring to the current Guangdong and Guangxi). The fi re-sealing gable wall(hereinafter referred to as fi re-sealing wall) in brilliant colors, diversifi ed forms and exaggerated shapes is a remarkable symbol of local dwellings. Originating from Fulao traditional vernacular dwelling and inheriting its advantages, fi re-sealing wall of Leizhou red-brick vernacular dwelling has shown diversity for the infl uence of immigrants, regional cultures, social background and economic status, and formed its own features in color, form and decoration. On the basis of fi eld investigation, this paper described diversifi ed features of the fi re-sealing wall of Leizhou red-brick vernacular dwelling, analyzed the causes of its diversity from the perspectives of aesthetics, function and technology, and explored the harmonious living philosophy implied by its function, form and art.     

Analysis of the Development of Gothic Architecture in UK and France

Gothic architecture began from mid-11th century in UK, it shined in this arena more than eight centuries, but also affected the architectural style from the whole of Europe to the world. In this paper, a comparative analysis on UK and French Gothic architectural style, With this analysis we will understand the development and causes of Gothic architecture in different historical context.