The political aesthetic of Chinese official buildings—Facade
The political aesthetic of Chinese official buildings—Facade
China's official buildings reflect the aesthetic of leaders more than architects. This also makes the architectural style of each place always follow the changes of the policy and leaders. In China, the most important thing in designing a government office building is two points. The first criterion is that it must meet the aesthetics of power. That is to say, it looks like a government office building. The second criterion is that leaders like it.
For example, when some local governments are building office buildings, they will refer to the government at the same level in advance for building an office building. Usually, they emphasize the majesty of appearance and are closely related to the level of power. If the government office building is designed as a curtain wall type, it is very transparent, very open, and convenient for citizens to visit the building, it is absolutely impossible. Therefore, the central axis symmetry and hierarchy are the most basic demands of government office buildings. Second, in the distribution of functions, power and hierarchy are also emphasized. For example, the direction of the building must be facing north and facing south, and the direction must be positive. In fact, many government leaders have stricter “feng shui” requirements.
What should an architect do with the current government aesthetic? In my opinion, the aesthetic of the government will not change much within a few years. Maybe we cannot change a lot about the facade, but we still can design a good function, a good space and a good circulation. We have done our job as an architect. Although we can only reach this point, we have a clear conscience.
China's official buildings reflect the aesthetic of leaders more than architects. This also makes the architectural style of each place always follow the changes of the policy and leaders. In China, the most important thing in designing a government office building is two points. The first criterion is that it must meet the aesthetics of power. That is to say, it looks like a government office building. The second criterion is that leaders like it.
For example, when some local governments are building office buildings, they will refer to the government at the same level in advance for building an office building. Usually, they emphasize the majesty of appearance and are closely related to the level of power. If the government office building is designed as a curtain wall type, it is very transparent, very open, and convenient for citizens to visit the building, it is absolutely impossible. Therefore, the central axis symmetry and hierarchy are the most basic demands of government office buildings. Second, in the distribution of functions, power and hierarchy are also emphasized. For example, the direction of the building must be facing north and facing south, and the direction must be positive. In fact, many government leaders have stricter “feng shui” requirements.
What should an architect do with the current government aesthetic? In my opinion, the aesthetic of the government will not change much within a few years. Maybe we cannot change a lot about the facade, but we still can design a good function, a good space and a good circulation. We have done our job as an architect. Although we can only reach this point, we have a clear conscience.
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