The Manifestation of Traditional Chinese Architectural Language in Modern Architecture

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We have never stopped exploring the manifestation of traditional Chinese architectural language in modern architecture, starting with the effort of a modern volume with a traditional paradigm roof. This inheritance and expression are based on the context, which is divided into two categories: "Adoption" and "Ablation". The reinterpretation of traditions from "Form," "Sense," and "Model" is "Adoption." Ablation is a constructive compromise with the environment that respects the original rural or urban texture and appearance. It is based on old forms and building techniques, enhanced with modern design approaches and techniques. It improves conditions either by erasing them in some situations or by disappearing and integrating into them. Contemporary architecture is both the tradition of the future and the tradition of the past. The "classics" are continuously being extended by architects using new techniques

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1- Adoption: A Reinterpretation of Traditions

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Cite: Xiaohang Hou. "The Manifestation of Traditional Chinese Architectural Language in Modern Architecture" 14 Dec 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/993220/a-new-account-of-the-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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