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The "Tower Of Babel" Phenomenon In Modern Urban Landscape

Posted on:2012-06-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H DingFull Text:PDF
GTID:2212330338964143Subject:Art of Design
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'Tower of Babel"——a concept from the Bible, is a synonymous word with the Western Christian culture. In the modern urban landscape the "Tower of Babel" phenomenon can be seen everywhere, which is well-known as the large-scale comprehensive architecture building. Lao-tzu made the "The Great Form is without shape" is thousands of years of Chinese traditional landscape features, actually a kind of understanding to the concept of "harmony between man and nature". So fast developed in the modern day, the two cultures will inevitably encounter a collision. On the one hand, "Babel" line with the economic development, the land conservation, and the requirements of city image. On the other hand, since the number of these types of building growing too fast, China's traditional culture is being strongly shocked, and brought many problems such as, the lack of landscape style and the passage of urban characteristics.Based on the analysis and research of the origin and development of "Tower of Babel", and comparative the similarities and differences between "Tower of Babel" phenomenon and the "The Great Form is without shape". Also base on the similarities and differences between East and Western traditional culture, landscape features as a starting point for the rational development of the modern urban landscape. Doing these to provide some scientific ideas and methods in order to facilitate a better understanding of this phenomenon, and develop more and more suitable program for the modern urban landscape in China. What we should do is hearts "The Great Form is without shape" to accept "Tower of Babel" phenomenon.This article is divided into six chapters, including three parts:provoke thinking,in-depth analysis and solving problems. This paper establishes a new work system including:background research - methods and basic theoretical research - applied research. During the course of research, this paper combining three methods:research, literature analysis and case empirical method of.Provoke thinking - This article starting with the origin of "Tower of Babel" phenomenon, and comparing the differences between eastern and western landscape cultural, which is the comparing of "Tower of Babel" and "The Great Form is without shape". Reach conclusion the situation and problems of basic understanding of the "Tower of Babel" in modern urban landscape.In-depth analysis - The third chapter of this article, focusing on the development process and the future development trend of the Western "Tower of Babel" phenomenon. In the fourth and fifth chapters, propose on the reasonable relationship between the "Tower of Babel" phenomenon and the city's natural of social landscape combine to create. Finally, we can see how the reflection in a crisis.Solve the problem - On how to have a "The Great Form is without shape" inside and facing the Western "Tower of Babel" culture. For foreign cultures, we should discard their dross and select their essence. Also make a series of constructive measures and suggestions to landscape designers for what we should do.
Keywords/Search Tags:Urban Landscape, Tower of Babel, The Great Form is without shape
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