常熟城市形态历史特征及其演变研究

On the Historical Characteristics and Evolution of the Changshu' s Urban Form

常熟是中国家级历史文化名城，其城市形态演变特征和轨迹具有重要而典型的研究价值，本文论证了“自下而上”的渐进主义模式在前工业社会城市开发建设中的作用，形态演变规律和常熟古代城市建设的艺术成就。

Changshu is a famous natiunal histuric tuwn. There is an important and representive valuefor studying on evolutional characteristica and changing track of its urban form. The paper expoundsand analyses the role played by the“bottom-up”and incremental approach in its urban development,evolutional law of its urban form, and artistic achievement obtained in ancient Changshu' s construc-tion.