The Research On The Surface-Tendency Of Contemporary Architecture

Nowadays, when economic, culture and science are rapidly developing, with the colorful "surface", architecture has been moving away from a purely artificial construction, and to participate in a wide range of social and cultural life. Under the overall control of consumption capital, the Modernism Movement by a core of the building - space, flat, function, practicability, and so on, have long been shaky in the hands of architects.I regard the phenomenon as the "surface-tendency" of contemporary architecture. So, how to definite it? What is the logic behind? Not only from the angle of "static-existing" surface, but also (maybe more) from the "dynamic-existing" in the field of sociology, this article will discuss the driving force behind the"surface-tendency". The article mainly includes three parts:First, the theoretical part:1. The definition of "surface-tendency" and related concepts;The "surface-tendency" (hereinafter called "surface" for short) contains two aspects of meaning: In the spirit-performance aspect, the "surface" means that the surface has replaced the architecture's status as a principal, surface itself makes the architecture; In the material-entity aspect, the "surface" refers to the point that architectural surface becomes emancipated from the natural and functional logic.2. The historical cause of "surface-tendency":Based on two main influence factors: technology-logic and culture-aesthetic, this article expounds the historical evolution of architectural surface. The "surface consciousness" is the historical cause and premise of "surface-tendency". I believe that this process has its own historical meaning and some kind of inevitability.3. The aesthetic characteristics of "surface-tendency":I think that "surface" presents an aesthetic tendency of spectacularity and ultra-reality, which can be classified as "forward-looking" and "backward-looking" if seen from its specific form.Second, the application part:1. Application of technologies:From the aesthetic angle, the article makes an interpretation of three different technologies: curtain-wall technology, digital technology and media technology.2. Form analysis: With a number of examples, the author mainly discusses the following four aspects: shape, material, color and texture.Third, the reflection part:1. The positive and negative aspects of "surface-tendency":"surface" has brought the so-called "surface-architecture." On the one hand, it explores a new field for contemporary architecture. Through it, the contemporary architecture expands its influence by infiltrating into the social and cultural lives of the public; On the other hand, it leads to the "superficialness" and "ecological and cultural disaster" at the macro level, so that numerous cities lose their own cultural characteristics.2. The historical status and the value anticipation of "surface-tendency":I hope that the article will be a pioneering study on both theory and practice. Despite of the negative influence, it's more obvious that "surface-tendency" has the positive meaning to the contemporary architecture. On the other hand, there is no doubt that it's time for the contemporary architecture to rally and develop.