Urban architectural aesthetics

Author: Tan Yuanheng
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: From ancient times to the present, many architectural masters and teachers have profound and extensive humanistic literacy. Not to mention the distant past, figures like Liang Sicheng and Lin Weiyin were known for their literary prowess and philosophical depth in their works. The same goes for other scientists and academicians. The mathematician Li Guoping, whom I know, even wrote classical Chinese poetry that even his younger colleagues who specialized in poetry creation felt inferior to. In fact, architectural art is classified as part of the humanities and arts in developed countries. That's why the world-famous MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) appointed an architect to establish its College of Humanities and Arts. This small book is a collection of columns written by the author in several publications.