The Architectural Ideology Of Liu Jiakun On Liu Jiakun’s Architectural Theory Based On The Idea Of The Bright Moon

Liu Jiakun’s architectural idea has a bright line and a dark line.He is well known by the architectural industry for his "low tech strategy" and "humanistic care".His architectural design achievements are also recognized by the industry.His architectural ideas have the value of being studied by other architects,and it is also worth being recorded in the future architectural history textbooks,which is the bright line of his architectural ideas.As a person who graduated from architecture,engaged in literary creation and then returned to the construction industry,his architectural ideas can be found not only in his built works and professional works,but also in his literary works,which will reflect his thinking about architecture and the construction industry.Here we can find a dark line.These dialectical thoughts about order and freedom,collective and individual,the metaphor of labyrinth and ruins are finally reflected in his architectural works.Among Liu Jiakun’s architectural works,there are Luyeyuan stone carving Museum,which reflects his understanding of religious order and its secularization trend,Chengdu Contemporary Art Museum,which serves urban public space by the fifth facade,Hu Huishan Memorial Museum,which expresses humanistic care for individuals,and west village courtyard,which faces the collective and returns to daily life.Behind the architectural works are inseparable from Liu Jiakun’s dialectical thinking on the two main lines of order and freedom.Because Liu Jiakun completed all his literary creation before he concentrated on architectural design,the interpretation of his architectural thought needs to start from his literary works.In addition,the important reference to understand Liu Jiakun’s design concept is Walter Benjamin,a German philosopher and Marxist literary critic.Benjamin’s discussion successfully shifted the foundation of art to politics,liberated art from worship value to display value,and the social function of architects in modern society changed from serving a few to responding to collective demands.This constitutes the basis of reconstructing collective and personal memory in Liu Jiakun’s design,and becomes a driving force.On the other hand,"aura and the masses" often mentioned by Benjamin can explain the order and self construction activities in Liu Jiakun’s works.The word "here and now" is directly borrowed as Liu Jiakun’s summary of his works before 2003.The sources of Liu Jiakun’s main spatial techniques,including ruins and labyrinth,are all related to Benjamin’s theory.This article will start with Liu Jiakun’s literary works,especially his novel The Idea of the Bright Moon,to analyze and interpret the plot of the characters,to explore his thinking about modern architecture from the back of the text,and then return to the architectural works to evaluate and appreciate the design results.Benjamin’s sociological theory as the main basis throughout the full text,for a comprehensive interpretation of Liu Jiakun’s works,but also for contemporary and future Chinese architectural cities to learn from Liu Jiakun’s works to provide a more comprehensive reference.By understanding the relationship between Liu Jiakun’s architectural theory and practical experience,it can provide reference and inspiration for contemporary domestic architectural practice and urban construction.