The Ornamental Elements Of Architecture

This paper,by discussing some problems of regularity,clears up the order and logic inside the Ornamental Elements of Architecture. Expects to give some enlightenment for present architectural creation. The investigation on the Ornamental Elements of Architecture will provide the clue to understand architectural design and environmental construction.The paper advances the origin of the Ornamental Elements of Architecture, applying the theories of Morphology, architecture symbology, Aesthetics, Psycology and so on. It has discussed the form and style evolution on the Ornamental Elements of Architecture along the Chinese and western history. It has also researched the immanent relationship between the Ornamental Elements of Architecture and the architecture essence, economy, technology, culture and so on. Especially it has discussed the nature of function, aesthetic meaning and cultural meaning. At last,this thesis summarizes some basic principle and methods about the Ornamental Elements of Architecture to hold forth the feasibility of architectural creation.