Research On Architect Yin Huai Works And Creation Thought

Since the founding of New China,China’s urban construction has undergone a tortuous and long decades of development that has produced sweeping changes.The period from the founding of the state to the early years of reform and opening up was an important period of independent exploration and pioneering efforts for China’s urban builders,but although this period of history laid the most important foundation for today’s urban construction,it has not received sufficient attention in industry research,and the explorations and contributions of architects have received far less attention than those of today’s practitioners.At a time when urban regeneration is a major proposition in urban construction,the study of the work of architectural practitioners,especially architects of the historical era,is clearly of great value.Chongqing has a special status among modern cities in China,from the era of the southwest region at the beginning of the founding of New China to the current era of the central municipality,from the heavy industrial city in the west of the country to the economic center and financial center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River region today,numerous changes in urban construction have taken place over the decades,and many important works of contemporary significance have been produced in different historical periods.These works were needed for the social production and life,and at the same time carried special social and cultural connotations,which entered the field of public attention and became the image symbol of the city.An in-depth analysis of the architects and their works during the important historical period from the founding of Chongqing to the beginning of the reform and opening up of the city is relevant to the current study of urban renewal and construction quality improvement.Mr.Yin Huai was one of the first generation of professional architects to grow up in Chongqing in the new China.A review of his architectural career spanning nearly half a century,covering the important period of historical change from the early founding of the state to the reform and opening up,is an important sample for exploring the evolution of Chinese architects’ creative thinking in an era of significant historical change.He is a native Chongqing architect,who was taught and practised in Chongqing throughout his life,and was an explorer and practitioner of Chongqing’s urban construction.The study of his architectural works and creative thinking since his practice is a good reflection of the exploration of urban construction by architects in Chongqing and the whole country from the beginning of the founding of the country to the pre-reform and opening-up period.As an indispensable architect and industry manager in the process of building a large industrial city in the southwest,his works and creative ideas reflect the architectural era of Chongqing and the whole southwest region after the founding of the country,and have become the creator of city landmarks and excellent historical buildings of the era.The masterpiece he presided over during his time in the Southwest Region,the Dadawan Stadium,was one of Chongqing’s landmark buildings in the 1950 s,and the many urban architectural designs he continued to be involved in afterwards served the city for decades and are well known in Chongqing’s architectural circles.At the beginning of the reform and opening up,he changed his job and turned more to urban planning and design,and was an early proponent of the "Landscape City Theory",which is relevant to the reality of Chongqing’s urban development and has laid a good theoretical foundation for the ecological development of Chongqing’s cities today.In this regard,this article is a comprehensive review of Yin Huai’s architectural works and theories in the context of China’s social history,based on the needs of Chongqing’s urban development in the historical period,and a horizontal comparison of the parallel creations of architects of the same period.The first introductory chapter explores the influence of architects’ works and creative ideas on urban construction through theoretical studies at home and abroad;the second chapter compares the basic situation of urban construction after the founding of New China and before the reform and opening up,as well as the architectural characteristics of the main historical stages,and analyses the impact of the creation of important architectural works on the city and society and culture;the third chapter provides an overview of Chongqing’s urban development from the 1950 s to the 1990 s and the main representative architects and their Chapter 4 focuses on the creation of Yin Huai’s classical works in different historical periods;Chapter 5 provides an overview of Yin Huai’s personal style and evaluation of his contribution to the industry;finally,it concludes with a summary and outlook,assessing the significance of the study of outstanding architects and their works for urban renewal and future urban construction.