The Study Of The Branch Of Architectural Theory And History Research Office In Chongqing (1959-1965)

Architectural theory and history research office of the building engineering construction science research institute is the only scientific research institution to study architectural history,apart from the archaeological research institutions.It is a scientific research institution built by the state authority jointly with the college,and represents the highest level of architectural history research before the great cultural revolution after the founding of China,which is based on liang sicheng's “architectural history and theory research of the Chinese academy of sciences laboratory” and Liu Duizhe's “China building laboratory”.The branch of architectural theory and history research office in Chongqing branch is one of the only two research chamber,created the fruitful research achievements and formed a fairly academic influence in just seven years of its existence,and the study of this paper reveals the latest trend of Chinese academic and social movements at that time.The research of this paper mainly concentrated in the Chinese architectural history? foreign architectural history and the current modern architectural theory three aspects.For example,Gu Qiyi ? Ye Qishen made an important contribution on Chinese architectural history research,Bai Zuomin explored the theory of modern architecture and tried to study foreign architectural history in the case of lack of material,and the main members of the study of architectural theory and history research office in Chongqing made important contributions on the theoretical exploration of current modern architectural theory and formed a considerable influence on later research.A review of the relevant theory in this paper,on one hand is beneficial to architectural history research,on the other hand it reveals the relationship between the academic achievements and social background.With the implementation of China's first "five year plan" in 1953,China entered the planned economy era,and China's ideology has been changed too.Meanwhile,the pursuit of communism requires social common spirit of collectivism,and this also has important influencion on architecture in the construction field.In the context of this article's research background,a research project is often completed together by several members in the corresponding branch,and the completion of the “Chinese architectural history” was at the cost of national scientific research energy,all these need the contribution of each scientific research personnel in team.Nowadays,we are in a rapid development and confused society,is undoubtedly worthy of our youth learning this strong?selfless spirit of collectivism.This article reviews the theory of architectural history and the development of architectural education context in the 1950-60 s,expects to promote the development of architectural history research in southwest China and enrich the study of architectural scientific research institutions in the early days after foundation.At last,we hope to make contribution to the corresponding academic tradition in this paper.