Abstract:The importation of modern building system transformed Chinese architecture. But before then, some modern materials and techniques, such as glass, prevailed in China, and resulted in changes in Chinese traditional buildings. These changes focused on the inner adjustment within the Chinese building system. This article looks at the main hall of the residential part in He Garden of Yangzhou, and discusses the changes of a traditional Chinese hall caused by the importation of glass. Beyond the material needs, the transition of ideas was presented in the changes, and the reason of change lied in the idea of the master of He Garden.
白颖,陈涛*. 材料输入与中国传统建筑变革——玻璃的输入与扬州何园正厅空间的新变化[J]. 新建筑, 2019, 37(5): 114-117.
BAI Ying,CHEN Tao. Material and the Transition of Chinese Traditional Architecture: Importation of Glass and the Changes of the Main Hall in He Garden of Yangzhou. New Architecture, 2019, 37(5): 114-117.