1. What are the famous Jiageng buildings?
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The buildings include: Qunxian Building of Xiamen University . Tensions are brewing at a university. He personally selected the site, established the project, participated in the architectural design and program modification, and personally visited the site to supervise the construction process, personally determining the building materials and decoration details... Finally, buildings with a combination of Chinese and Western styles, red tiles and cornices rose up under the blue sky and by the blue sea. Since then, Mr. Tan Kah Kee’s name has been forever engraved in the history of Xiamen University, not only because he personally created this university, but also because he cast the soul of this university’s architecture.
84 years later, when Xiamen University is striding forward towards the goal of becoming an "internationally renowned high-level research university", it is also famous both at home and abroad for its distinctive school-running characteristics and good reputation. Academic reputation, as well as Jiageng’s architecture that demonstrates the spirit of continuous self-improvement and pursuit of perfection.
On the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the school, this newspaper has specially planned a special topic on Kah Kee’s buildings. Let’s get close to these buildings scattered on the campus and pay homage to the school owner Tan Kah Kee. Savor the style and sentiment contained in it.
Characteristics of Kah Kee style architecture
Mr. Tan Kah Kee is not an architect. However, the buildings he designs and builds always reflect his distinctive personality and style.
Holistic principles
Practical principles, economic principles, flexibility and development principles.
Tan Kah Kee invested in the project due to practical needs, which can be described as practical. Jiageng style architecture is solemn and grand, but not extravagant or gorgeous. The style of advocating frugality is also reflected in the architectural concept. Mr. Jiageng has ideas and designs for buildings, but he is not limited to such ideas and designs, but pays attention to development and change.
Overall layout
The overall layout adopts a prominent main body, a symmetrical layout and each building group or group. There is no single axis that controls the overall situation. Each building group has its own axis, which is formed based on the terrain. The ethnic groups are dispersed.
Plane layout
Jiageng style architectural layouts are mostly in a simple "one" shape, with arched exterior corridors. The width of a single corridor is generally more than 2 meters.
Facade form
The facade form combines ancient and modern times, Chinese and Western styles. The most commonly used are Western style for the house body and Chinese style for the roof; in the group, the theme is Chinese style and the others are Western style.
Materials and details
The roofs of Jiageng style buildings mostly use wood frames and are covered with glazed tiles. The house body is mostly made of local stone and red bricks, which are carefully crafted to achieve a variety of pattern effects.
Analysis of Jiageng style architectural form
Strong nostalgia and national thoughts
Xiamen University is located in the area of ??Zheng Chenggong’s performance hall and performance pool on the seaside at the southern end of Xiamen Island Tan Kah Kee believes that "it quite expresses the independent spirit of our Han people, so we preserve it as a commemoration for future generations."
Simple traditional Feng Shui concepts
Jiageng style building site selection and group combination of "one master and four slaves", and the five elements metaphor of gold, wood, water, fire and earth on the gables show the traditional Feng shui concept.
Architectural concepts adapted to local conditions
The architectural layout of Jiageng style well handles the relationship between architecture and the environment. It is "built close to the mountains and the sea, and built according to the situation."
The innovative spirit of diversified integration
Mr. Tan Kah Kee was influenced by traditional Chinese culture and many years of overseas life, and absorbed the different aesthetic values ????of Chinese and Western cultures. With his valuable spirit of innovation, he combined The fusion of Nanyang's Western architectural forms and local architectural forms reflects the synthesis of multiple contradictions.
"Style is a strong personality, specialization and independence, non-reliance and non-identity with others." Jiageng style architecture shows such a transcendent and eternal spirit temperament.
Jiageng architecture has distinctive local characteristics and individual characteristics, as well as humanistic value orientation and profound cultural connotation. In terms of architectural form, Jiageng style buildings have both the characteristics of southern Fujian red brick dwellings and Western style. It combines southern Fujian red brick dwellings with European-style architecture, and softens the traditional southern Fujian eaves roofs with the shapes of European-style buildings. , becomes a unique architectural form, showing unique charm. The humanistic spirit of Kah Kee's architecture also reflects the essential characteristics and basic spirit of Mr. Tan Kah Kee, including innovative practices that are compatible with multiculturalism, spatial composition that pursues harmony between man and nature, "sincerity", and patriotic ideological character and moral norms. Jiageng architecture is a carrier of the Jiageng spirit of patriotism and serving the people, and it is also a witness to the culture of a special era. 2. Words to describe buildings
A complete list of words to describe buildings (1)
Skyscrapers, deep houses, courtyards that are not protected from wind and rain, high-rise buildings, penthouses and wooden doors, are elegant and scattered in style
The green tiles, vermilion faces, vermilion buildings and green pavilions are magnificent and unconventional, majestic and majestic
The Qionglou Jade Yuyu has a unique antique color and majestic momentum, towering into the clouds and brackets and cornices
Shape Beautiful, grand, winding, deep, exquisite, gorgeous, towering into the clouds, straight and graceful
Solemn, towering, new, dense, beautiful, unique, solid, new, light, agile, bright
Gorgeous Stately, antique, unique, row upon row of caves, brilliant and extraordinary
The mountains are world-famous and unparalleled. High-rise buildings, skyscrapers, blue tiles and white walls
A collection of words to describe buildings (2)
Stand out from the crowd: The metaphor stands out.
Outstanding: superior to others of its kind.
Unique: a metaphor for being unique, novel, and in a league of its own.
Pearly and round: Run: delicate and smooth. As round as beads, as smooth as jade. It is a metaphor for a song that is melodious and graceful, or a text that is smooth and lively.
Sangong and Liuyuan: generally refers to the emperor’s concubines.
Shenzhai compound: A walled yard with multiple toilets.
Carved beams and painted buildings: refers to very gorgeous houses with painted decorations.
Layers and pavilions: layers: repeated, continuous; tired: overlapping; pavilions: houses built on platforms. Describing the buildings as being well-proportioned
Dan Ying carved in 桷: Ying: the pillars of the house; 桷: square rafters. The pillars were painted red and the rafters were carved with patterns. Describe the building as exquisite and gorgeous.
Feige Liudan: Feige: a pavilion built on an elevated position; Liudan: the colorful decorations are bright and want to flow. The pavilion passages built in the air are painted with bright and flowing red paint. Describe the exquisite beauty of a building.
Tower into the clouds: to stand upright, to rise high. Standing tall and straight, reaching into the clouds. Describe tall and straight buildings and mountains.
Miraculous workmanship and ingenuity describe the marvelous construction and layout, which are beyond human ability.
Craftsmanship refers to buildings, paintings, etc. that are so exquisitely conceived that they cannot be done by human beings.
Painted roof beams and towering ridges. [Explanation] There are painted and decorated roof beams. Describes a building as magnificent.
Beautiful: Describes a tall and gorgeous house.
Magnificent: describes a building that is gorgeously decorated and dazzling.
Magnificent: describes a house that is grand and luxurious.
High-sounding: describing a solemn or upright appearance. 3. Good words and sentences to describe buildings
There are many good words and sentences to describe buildings, such as:
1. Two words such as: solemn, towering, new, Linguistic, beautiful, unique, solid, new, light, smart, bright and so on.
2. Four words such as: beautiful shape, grand momentum, deep winding path, exquisite and gorgeous, towering into the clouds, tall and graceful, etc.
3. Good sentences such as:
The building is very beautiful, very beautiful!
Walking out of..., what appeared in front of me was a modern and beautiful building, which is composed of various shapes of glass and stainless steel. This is....
This... is like a "peacock in full bloom", crystal clear and shining with crystal-like colors under the glow of colored lights. It is very gorgeous.
...There are five floors upstairs and downstairs, with carved beams and painted buildings and magnificent splendor. Each floor has a large corridor and lounge. The interior is decorated with antique tables and chairs, and there are calligraphy and paintings of ancient and modern celebrities on the walls.
The tall buildings, covered with colorful tulle in the sunset and mist, look like graceful and graceful fairies.
Look, the sun shines on..., like a bright pearl shining brightly, embellishing... more gorgeously.
Too many! I can't say it all at once. 4. Four-character words to describe the characteristics of architecture
Soaring into the sky, tall buildings, majestic, graceful and elegant, piercing the sky, resplendent and well-proportioned
Antique
A unique cave
Row after row
Resplendent
Extraordinary
Mountains upon mountains
World famous
Unparalleled
High-rise buildings
Skyscrapers
Blue tiles and white walls
Ingenuity
Unique
Exquisite
Beautiful
Jade balustrades
Qionglou Jade Yuyu
Magnificent
Incredible craftsmanship
Meticulously carved
Carved beams and painted buildings
Magnificent
Antique
A unique cave
Row after row
Magnificent
Extraordinary
Mountains upon mountains
World-famous
Unparalleled
High-rise buildings
Skyscrapers