西方木构起源说与“轻”的意义

The Wooden Primitive Hut in Western Architectural Theory and the Meaning of Lightness

展示了从维特鲁威至19世纪的西方建筑起源诸说,从中提取出"木构起源说的主导性""木构原型的多样性"和"轻重评判标准的差异"3个议题;通过引入更多的考古实证,由3个议题衍生出针对"轻"的建筑学意义的讨论。

This paper reviews various theories of the origins of Western architecture from Vitruvius to the nineteenth century, and singles out three major positions - the superiority of the theories of wooden primitive hut, the diversity in wooden prototype, and the differences of standards of judging weight. By introducing more archaeological evidence, it elicits the meaning of ＂lightness＂ in architecture derived from the three major positions,