Exploring a Path to Modern Architecture in China -Analysis on the Design and Education Thoughts of Huang Yulin
Qian Feng
Abstract：Modern architecture of the west influenced China through various paths between 1920s and 1950s. Among domestic architectural schools, Beaux-Arts system has been considered as mainstream. However, its teaching method and design ideas evolved during that period. The intention of this paper is to present case studies as a means of analyzing changes occurred in that era. The author wishes to focus on the works of Huang Yulin(1926-1954), an architect and teacher who was trained in Beaux-Arts style at Hangchou Christian Col ege;Whose short career was active in the early 1950s. Basic principles of Beaux-Arts were noticeable in Huang's works, and the influence of modern architecture was evident. The discussion on modern architecture resulting effects on Beaux-Arts system itself is also included.
Keywords：modern architecture in chinaHuang YulinBeaux-Artsarchitectural education
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 27-33 )