City Memory In The Context Of Modern Technology

City Memory is not the function of the city.It is the foundation of the city.Everycity has its own memory and need it. Revealed the city memory by thephenomenological method,we know that it depends on the perception of people whichis the subject of the city. It formed by the imagination and awareness of recycling bythe subject. The city memory refers to the object like buildings and people.The citymemory has three dimensions that is the past, present and future.Only we had acorrect understanding of the city memory,can we make it better to maintain andheritage.Modern technology has an effect on the city memory. Although moderntechnology ensure the operation of the city and promote the city development,it alsohas an bad effect on the city memory. With the development of the city,many oldbuildings were destroyed by technology.The over play of technical logic changes theimage of the city.The modern technology destroyed the buildings and forgot thetradition and the people in the city. People gradually lose their sense of belonging andrecognition of the city and lost the city memory. Meanwhile, the over playing ofmodern technical logic continue to changing the image of the city. Perception of thecity is difficult to form a stable system, resulting in the destruction of city’s prototypeand creates the phenomenon called the city to lose recalls. Some phenomenon hasappeared like the misplaced of the city memory, the weak of the city memory, theforgetting of memories of the city and so on.Therefore we should think over the relationship among the moderntechnology,human survival, urban memory, urban civilization and progress. In orderto reserve and heritage the city memory,we have to use the view of human-oriented toregulate the technology operate normally.Only in this way can the city memory beprotected well and the city develop harmoniously.The city will become a containerthat concern for people and train people.The people and nature can sustainabledevelopment. At the same time the maintenance of city memory can help highlight thecity image, identify the positioning of the city, excavate the value of the city, shapethe city’s character,extend the urban context and so on.