漫画美国校园建筑风格(上)

A Comic on Architectural Styles of American Campuses(Ⅰ)

在过去的400年间,美国大学发展出种类庞杂、渊源众多的高等教育体系。作为大学在器物层面的体现,美国大学校园也远比想象中丰富。以一幅调侃美国大学校园建筑风格的漫画为引子,从轻松的视角解读相关建筑风格的历史背景及风格特点。本期主题偏重于阐述两种流行的传统建筑风格——学院式哥特和佐治亚。

Over the last four centuries, American universities and colleges have developed into a higher education system, comprising complex types and origins. As the physical embodiment of the educational and institutional philosophy of universities or colleges, the campuses and their architecture are richer than one can imagine. This article is intended to introduce the historical contexts and features of several major architectural styles in a lighthearted way, which is illustrated as a cartoon of American campuses. The current theme focuses on two popular traditional styles： the Collegiate Gothic style and the Georgian style.