Changsha is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities announced inChina, with3,000years of glorious history and the unique charm of Huxiang Culture.From modern times, Changsha became the economic, political,cultural andrevolutionary centre in central China at the background of Chinese and Westernculture blending as well as great social upheaval. Among the historical and culturalcities, Changsha belongs to the classification of general historical sites and modernhistorical sites.Each of historical and cultural cities has the unique human resources remainedfrom the history, Combining with the ecological environment and natural landscapeformed, these human resources form the essence of the urban landscape. Modernbuildings, like the ancient building, are also important cultural wealth in historicaland cultural cities.the building facade of historical buildings is a significant elementin maintaining the historical style and features. In various historical monumentsprotection provisions at home and abroad, the facade feature of historical buildings inany protection level is not allowed to change.This thesis concentrates on the building fa ade which is an important element ofmodern architecture in Changsha. First of all, it makes a general description ofmodern architectural evolution history in Changsha from the overall analysis ofcharacteristics of the modern history.Second, it states how modern social andhistorical environment influences the various architectural styles through differenttypes of functions. Also, this article analysis the fa ade characteristics of modernbuilding from the perspective of the facade element characteristics summarized ingeneral and Chinese and Western architectural facade elements.Finally,combiningwith the remained characteristics of modern building in Changsha,recommendationsare given for the protection of modern building fa ade in Changsha, through thecomparison of modern buildings at home and abroad and their protection works. |