Psychical Distance Of Architectural Aesthetics

Beginning with a study on the particularity of architectural aesthetic, which connects with the utilitarian attitude closely , this dissertation points out the three main mistakes of architectural aesthetic. Firstly, people regard the architectural aesthetic feeling as accessorial trivia. Secondly, aesthetic is limited in the visual Figures. Thirdly, aesthetic is limited in achieving the feeling of beauty.Through the scientifically lingual analysis of the "function" and the "form", which are the basic concept architectural aesthetics, the article clearly describes their and their hierarchy and relationship. "The relationship with function and form" is the Meta-issue of architectural aesthetics. It is the relativity that is author's general standpoint in architectural aesthetics. Due to its simpleness, perspicuity and recognition of the relationship with utilitarian attitude and aesthetic attitude, the theory of psychical distance is qualified of solving puzzles of architectural aesthetics.Author marks off architectural aesthetic patterns according to the distance between the utilitarian psychics and aesthetic psychics: Appreciative pattern (macro distance), Symbolic pattern (macro distance to individual, micro distance to society, state or nationality), Experiential pattern (middle distance), Practical pattern (micro distance), Demisability pattern (indirect distance), and indicates that any comprehension and judgment about architectural aesthetics bases on specific positions and belongs to the one or more aesthetic pattern. It is impossible that working out an optimal comprehension or ultimate judgment. Simultaneously, it reveals the complexity and pluralistic meanings of architectural aesthetic.Architectural phenomenon and activities can be explained and analyzed by the theory of psychical distance, which was remodeled by architecture. To sum up, there are three main issues. Firstly, art and science—psychical distance related with the knowledge ration, the scientific and technological factors in architecture consolidate the relationship of trinal psychical distance between aesthetic, knowledge and utilitarian. Secondly, modernism and post-modernism—Historismus psychical distance, procedure of architecture history shortens the psychical distance, makes psychical transformation frequently, and makes psychical relationship solidified. Thirdly, producible image and localizing uniqueness—psychical distance has intricate relationship. Characteristics of Architectural context determine the value of producible of images, but the images have far more influence than context indeed in contemporary society.On the theory of psychical distance enlightening and conducting innovative practice, author believes that architects should become the establishes who build up "the bridges of aesthetic psychics" via dealing with the relationship with function and form. Architects bring subjects to other shore of aesthetic feeling. When subjects come back, some specific utilitarian requirement, which can't be satisfied through materialized function, can be satisfied. Furthermore, architects ought to handle with the psychical distance as a mannerism, which locates different psychical distance to create different architecture art works. It is a vital strategy that opening the aesthetics explanation in experience, practice and symbol, and it is in flavor of realizing the dual targets of utilitarian and aesthetics.