近代建筑史学研究动向及方法

The Status and Approach in the Study of[KH*5D〗Modern Architectural History

作者对近代建筑史学研究的对象、目标、过程、范围、研究性质、服务对象等一系列基本问题进行思考，提出自己的见解。

The author puts forward his views on the object, objective, process, scope, quality, objects of service and many other basics in the study of modern architectural history. The author thinks that for a long time the problem of what the object of modern architectural history is has never been truly solved. We have consciously or unconsciously subjugated ourselves to the formula of “archiecture = buildings or groups of buildings”. For this reason, a considerable number of papers or books became biographies of buildings or groups of buildings. As a result, a historical command of the architectural science, profession, science and technology and social groups is lost. In 1985, the author talked about five stages in the vicissitudes in the concepts of architectural value. In 1996, he proposed disciplinary group classification in the architectural science. He emphasized that with the progress of society and science and technology, the unprecedented expansion and deepening of human thinking space, the study of modern architectural history should concentrate more on the macroscopic, essential and intangible aspects of architecture architectural science, architectural circle, profession and architectural sense of value than buildings themselves. The author thinks that though architectural history bears on the qualities of natural science, it is mainly a social science. Therefore we should acquire the train of thought and research methods of social sciences. The author thinks that the lowest aim for modern architectural history studies is “six Ws” (what, why, how, who, when and where) while the highest aim is utility so that the achievement of such study can be turned into scientific decision making or first productivity. Address: The Architectural Society of China, No.9 Sanlihe Road, Beijing, China Post Code: 100835