1979-89: Drastic Change and Reflection
After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh CPC Central Committee in December 1978, along with political restructuring, economic restructuring and opening-up brought order out of chaos in China's field of architectural art.
In August 1979, the national prospecting and design work conference put forward the slogan of "emancipate the mind for prosperity of architectural creation."
This is the first large-scale discussion in China's architectural circles after the beginning of the reform and opening-up. The core of the discussion was the road of China's architectural development and whether national characteristics should be preserved.
In the early years of reform and opening-up, discussions on the creation of new architecture, especially the issue of "national forms," triggered a series of debates. In the atmosphere of ideological emancipation, architects began to talk freely.
A number of works introducing excellent foreign architectural works, architectural masters' famous books and architectural theories soon emerged, providing important avenues for China's architectural circles to introduce theories, exchange views and expand thoughts.
A lot of foreign architectural theories also entered China in this period.
However, the large-scale introduction of foreign experience in this period was quite incomprehensive, and some architects only borrowed some fragments of foreign architectural theories and forms as theoretical support for design.
About the book
Chinese Architecture Written by Cai Yanxin Published by China Intercontinental Press, Beijing, 2018
After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh CPC Central Committee in December 1978, along with political restructuring, economic restructuring and opening-up brought order out of chaos in China's field of architectural art.
In August 1979, the national prospecting and design work conference put forward the slogan of "emancipate the mind for prosperity of architectural creation."
This is the first large-scale discussion in China's architectural circles after the beginning of the reform and opening-up. The core of the discussion was the road of China's architectural development and whether national characteristics should be preserved.
In the early years of reform and opening-up, discussions on the creation of new architecture, especially the issue of "national forms," triggered a series of debates. In the atmosphere of ideological emancipation, architects began to talk freely.
A number of works introducing excellent foreign architectural works, architectural masters' famous books and architectural theories soon emerged, providing important avenues for China's architectural circles to introduce theories, exchange views and expand thoughts.
A lot of foreign architectural theories also entered China in this period.
However, the large-scale introduction of foreign experience in this period was quite incomprehensive, and some architects only borrowed some fragments of foreign architectural theories and forms as theoretical support for design.
About the book
Chinese Architecture Written by Cai Yanxin Published by China Intercontinental Press, Beijing, 2018
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