隐藏在西式立面背后的建造史:基于1851年英式建筑施工纪实的案例研究

Revealing a History of Construction behind the Western Facade:Based on an Architect's Memoir of an English House Project Published in 1851

通过对一篇1851年英式建筑施工纪实的细读,从施工契约、构造细节、营造工艺、工匠组织四个方面,追溯一段前所未述的历史,指出跨文化交流中,"建造史"作为解码建筑文化语法的一种新的研究角度,强调回归"建造"本源,关注营造"时间维度"、构造细节的考察,为近代中国营造方法变迁和工艺传承研究提供一手的微观案例。

Although building construction history is a relatively new field of research, its significance has been catching increasing attention. Instead of purely concentrating either on aesthetic aspects of architecture as a history of styles, or on scientific dimensions as a history of technology, it gives a broader vision for decoding architectural culture and preserving heritage, through an understanding of its history and construction thoroughly. This paper looks at the building specification, building construction, construction process and building workers＇ organization by analyzing an architect＇s memoir of an English house in Hong Kong published in The Builder （1851）, revealing an un-studied construction history behind the Western facade.