The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s)
This article investigates one of the earliest attempts to systematically construct a building tradition and incorporate it into modern Chinese architectural design. These efforts were put forth by Liang Sicheng (1901–1972), one of the most distinguished Chinese architects and architectural historian...
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| description | This article investigates one of the earliest attempts to systematically construct a building tradition and incorporate it into modern Chinese architectural design. These efforts were put forth by Liang Sicheng (1901–1972), one of the most distinguished Chinese architects and architectural historians, in the 1920s and 1930s in China, informed by the strong collective intention to honour the Chinese past. This article provides a historical and critical reflection on this collective intention that is still shared nowadays by architects and architectural theorists.This article examines in depth the evolution of the different ways Liang used the building past and constructed the Chinese architectural traditions in different crucial stages of his architectural career in the 1920s and 1930s. It uses architectural drawing as both the research subject and the research method. Three of Liang’s representative drawings from these crucial professional stages are juxtaposed and investigated to reveal this evolution using the iconography and iconology method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94fb80b66c5344fd9d55ce8c01d293302023-03-10T04:34:49ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352023-04-01122319336The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s)Lina Sun0Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, ChinaThis article investigates one of the earliest attempts to systematically construct a building tradition and incorporate it into modern Chinese architectural design. These efforts were put forth by Liang Sicheng (1901–1972), one of the most distinguished Chinese architects and architectural historians, in the 1920s and 1930s in China, informed by the strong collective intention to honour the Chinese past. This article provides a historical and critical reflection on this collective intention that is still shared nowadays by architects and architectural theorists.This article examines in depth the evolution of the different ways Liang used the building past and constructed the Chinese architectural traditions in different crucial stages of his architectural career in the 1920s and 1930s. It uses architectural drawing as both the research subject and the research method. Three of Liang’s representative drawings from these crucial professional stages are juxtaposed and investigated to reveal this evolution using the iconography and iconology method.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263522001042Liang SichengChinese Architectural TraditionsArchitectural DrawingsJuxtaposed ImagesIconography and Iconology Method1920s-1930s |
| spellingShingle | Lina Sun The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s) Frontiers of Architectural Research Liang Sicheng Chinese Architectural Traditions Architectural Drawings Juxtaposed Images Iconography and Iconology Method 1920s-1930s |
| title | The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s) |
| title_full | The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s) |
| title_fullStr | The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s) |
| title_short | The evolution of Liang Sicheng's construction of Chinese architectural traditions in his drawings (1920s–1930s) |
| title_sort | evolution of liang sicheng s construction of chinese architectural traditions in his drawings 1920s 1930s |
| topic | Liang Sicheng Chinese Architectural Traditions Architectural Drawings Juxtaposed Images Iconography and Iconology Method 1920s-1930s |
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