Advanced Materials Research Vols. 368-373

Abstract: Chinese concept of landscape design originates from Chinese traditional culture, which is based on the basic framework integrating Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism and embodied in the design of many classic ancient landscapes. However, spiritual culture is seriously missing in Chinese modern landscape construction, which affects landscape design and shaping. It is urgent to restore spiritual culture in modern landscape design. The development of landscape design shall give more priority to the harmony of human, culture and the nature, and emphasize Chinese spiritual culture in modern landscape design. Only those landscape designs that embody the connotation of Chinese spiritual culture can have real vitality, and only those designs that embody the features of Chinese spiritual culture can actually give people spiritual comfort and a sense of belonging. Giving priority to creating and presenting spiritual culture and images of Chinese landscape and seeking for landscape designs that present Chinese features is the path for innovative development of Chinese landscape design.

Abstract: Urban renaissance is a common problem that the whole world city is confronted by the globalization background. Through urban renaissance, we can create the city space lieu which have historical culture meaning deeply,and make these public place be full of vigour and significance,that realize spirit of space renaissance finally. As the example of Town God’s Temple in Xi'an, this article discussed under“Renaissance of Tang Dynasty’s Xi'an”, through transform and renovate urban, Town God’s Temple have formed a set of whole culture space system that make use of it's space, and have transferred historical culture information effectively, therefore have kept spirit of space in urban modern surroundings at historical area. Town God’s Temple have becomed the characteristic area of Xi'an by urban renaissance finally .

Abstract: Starting from reviewing the transformation and development of urban religious place, this paper analyzes the situations and existing problems of urban religious place layout in China at present. Based on understand of the international and domestic literature, it proposes some issues to study. Finally, it makes suggestions about the research from three aspects of basic theories, development mode and evaluation system.

Abstract: This article based on the introduction of low-carbon concept and reflection on the traditional urban planning program, pointed out that should contribute to the traditional urban planning paradigm shift to low-carbon urban planning paradigm and described on the innovation path of paradigm considering planning connotation, participants and formula, with a view to provide planning theory and technical support for cities which practice low-carbon development path.

Abstract: To keep urban memories and unique characters in fast urbanization became an urgent task for China’s urban designer in nowadays. Based on local investigation and case study, through analysis about the site’s current situation, this article briefly introduced the main conceptions of an urban plan design, tried to finding out some basic ideas and principals in urban industrial historical redevelopment design.

Abstract: City square, as a major public urban space. By a sense of spiritual civilization, it should be a window of the city and essential building space to daily life of local residents; it also bears an important heritage city in cultural context responsibility. Based on the Yellow River in Lanzhou City, Barry style line design concept of the study, analyzed and summarized, presented the concept of square designs to create a historical and cultural context of urban culture, the importance of heritage and modern artistic expression should be on urban history and culture diversity to interpretation, to make people re-establish the cultural identity for the city to gain ownership of the spirit.

Abstract: The inherited of traditional city’s history context is very important topic in today’s architecture design. Speed unprecedented gives the traditional city space very giant impact. Following the time develop, the idea become the core influencing the world which the speed and the space match harmoniously each other. According to this idea, the author suggest the thinking of the inherited of traditional city’s history context should match the traditional speed, and argue in the paper that the urban context should be passed down with the maintenance of traditional speed, which can be accomplished by taking such measures as the speed separation, speed control, speed transition, etc., which also express the ideas of harmonious coexistence and development together.

Abstract: As a city's essence, the urban public space is a space for the growth of vigorous activity. In reality, it has lost, and the concern of it is essentially to the people’s land and the living space. We study examples of urban public space in Chongqing with the Intensive design thinking, and study the public spatial consciousness, the behavioral trait. Hope to strengthen the exchange, enhance the vitality of the city, and thus make a new interpretation in the harmonious living and the concept of low-carbon city from the material level.

Abstract: Impacted by advent of the post-industrial period, the traditional industrial towns have witnessed profound changes in its current economic system and great transitions in its industrial structure, which is especially evident in the Pearl River Delta Region. As modern service industry booms and becomes an important transition mode for economic growth of industrial towns in the new period, regional tourism industry has grown vigorously. Taking Xiaolan town, a typical industrial town in the Pearl River Delta Region, as an example, this paper introduces theoretical concepts like human geography context and physical geography context in cultural geography, explores tactics for overall image shaping in tourism development of industrial towns under the core framework of the local human geography context and physical geography context.

Abstract: The Chinese traditional architectural symbols are on behalf of Chinese outstanding traditional culture and inheritance of value.Chinese traditional architectural symbol's refine and expression should be combined with some metropolitan aspects, such as landscape, environmental design, space shape design and architectural single body design.On the analysis of Chinese traditional architectural symbols and the comparison between the modern creating techniques and the characteristics of modern building material,five principles were creatived through the harmonious symbiosis view between modern architecture and Chinese traditional architecture. Meanwhile,taking the design of office area of Xi'an city administrative center as example, it was discussed how to embodying Chinese traditional cultural and regional culture connotation in a deep level in the design methods of architectural components.