The designed cultural space
There are some Chinese architectural forms that were created on the basis of traditions with emphasis on structuring images: Some images and materials were selected from traditional culture as parents and prototypes, then these symbolic elements were combined and depicted or some common traditional architectural methods were used, such as scenery opposition and perception of the overall picture from small things, to organically combine these extracted symbols with architecture.
The new building of the Beijing Library built in 1987 is a representative work among them. It is located to the north of Zizhuyuan Park in Beijing's western suburbs between Tsinghua University and the downtown area, occupying 140,000 square meters of land and collecting 20 million books. It is a large public library with complete equipment and advanced technology, and the National Library of China.
The project was jointly designed by the Architecture Design Institute of the Ministry of Construction and the China Southwest Architectural Design Institute.
The layout of high book repositories and low reading rooms was adopted for the new building. The low-rise reading rooms surround the towering book depositories, forming an architectural complex with three inner yards, absorbing the style of Chinese courtyards and showing the beautiful environment combining the library and park and the characteristics of Chinese academies.
About the book
Chinese Architecture Written by Cai Yanxin Published by China Intercontinental Press, Beijing, 2018
There are some Chinese architectural forms that were created on the basis of traditions with emphasis on structuring images: Some images and materials were selected from traditional culture as parents and prototypes, then these symbolic elements were combined and depicted or some common traditional architectural methods were used, such as scenery opposition and perception of the overall picture from small things, to organically combine these extracted symbols with architecture.
The new building of the Beijing Library built in 1987 is a representative work among them. It is located to the north of Zizhuyuan Park in Beijing's western suburbs between Tsinghua University and the downtown area, occupying 140,000 square meters of land and collecting 20 million books. It is a large public library with complete equipment and advanced technology, and the National Library of China.
The project was jointly designed by the Architecture Design Institute of the Ministry of Construction and the China Southwest Architectural Design Institute.
The layout of high book repositories and low reading rooms was adopted for the new building. The low-rise reading rooms surround the towering book depositories, forming an architectural complex with three inner yards, absorbing the style of Chinese courtyards and showing the beautiful environment combining the library and park and the characteristics of Chinese academies.
About the book
Chinese Architecture Written by Cai Yanxin Published by China Intercontinental Press, Beijing, 2018
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