"Why can the Republic of China produce masters like the "Four Masters of Architecture", but now there are no architectural masters?"

When Li Huayong threw out such a question, the scene of the symposium became more and more lively, more teachers and students began to discuss, Lao Qian and the teacher of the Youth League Committee also stopped whispering, and they watched everyone discuss with interest.

The voices in the classrooms are getting louder and louder, and more and more people are participating in the discussions. Yes, although there are many problems in today's universities, it must be admitted that the 80s are the "ideal age" of our country after all. To be honest, if you simply "talk about feelings", then college students in this era may have a little more feelings than their juniors.

As long as they are "emotional" people, most of them will be interested in Li Huayong's question, which is why teachers and students have a heated discussion.

It's a pity that although there are a lot of people who participate in the discussion, everyone has found a lot of reasons and analyzed a lot of reasons, but no one put their own statement on the table---- of course this is not because these college students are shy, but because most of the people analyze the reason, maybe even he himself feels that it is not very tenable, so he is not too embarrassed to say it openly on such an occasion.

After everyone discussed for a long time, Lei Yutong finally said an answer on behalf of her classmates:

"Brother Yong, can you think that the birth of a master is actually something that can be met but not sought......"

After hearing this answer, Li Huayong smiled, and he first looked around with his eyes: "Although this statement is idealistic, it also has a certain truth, does everyone think so?"

No one answered Li Huayong's words, but many people nodded silently. Since Li Huayong said "idealism" and "there is only a certain truth," it is obvious that he has a different view. Seeing that no one else spoke after Lei Yutong finished speaking, Lao Qian spoke:

"Then Xiao Li, tell me, do you agree with this view?"

Li Huayong smiled at Lao Qian: "Maybe there is a problem with what I asked just now, it mainly depends on what level of master, if it is a master of this level like Li Du in the poetry world, Wu Qingyuan in the chess world, or Newton Einstein in the scientific world, then I admit that what Lei said just now is reasonable, human beings can give birth to this level of genius, which is a kind of luck in itself." ”

After a pause, Li Huayong continued: "Now let's not talk about it, it's limited to our construction industry, everyone says that just like Mr. Liang Sicheng, Mr. Yang Tingbao, these architectural masters, are they also unavoidable?"

No one replied to Li Huayong's words, the same reason as before, no one was embarrassed to say the word "yes" at this time.

It must be admitted that Mr. Liang and Mr. Yang are indeed recognized as architects, but to say that characters of their level are "unattainable", those who engage in architecture are not so thick-skinned.

Cold field, when Li Huayong finished saying this, there was a brief cold field in the classroom.

Yes, since figures like the "Four Masters of Architecture" are not unattainable, why are there few architects in China who can compete with them after them? At this time, some people feel a little embarrassed, and some people continue to think about the reason.

It's a pity that someone didn't let everyone think for long, it was the Youth League Committee teacher of Jitong University, he smiled and said to Li Huayong: "This, little... Li, Comrade Li, let's talk about it, what do you think is the reason for this?"

"In my opinion, the reason why it is difficult to have a master builder is probably due to two reasons. ”

Li Huayong not only said that he knew the reason, but also said that there were two more things, and the teacher of the Youth League Committee was interested:

"Say, you tell us about it. ”

"This first article is likely to be caused by the current system of our country......"

As soon as Li Huayong finished saying this first sentence, the face of the Youth League Committee teacher turned green, not only him, but also Lao Qian. The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, and said in their hearts that no, right? This young man's performance in front of him was good, the standard was great, and he was full of positive energy, but how could he talk about any "system problems" at this last moment? Could it be ......

Li Huayong didn't observe the expressions of the two of them, he looked around again, and then continued:

"As you know, we are a socialist country, and one of the characteristics of our country's political ecology is to emphasize the collective and ignore the individual, we have always admired collectivism and opposed individualism, it should be said that because of this reason, it is difficult to appear under the current system. ”

Lao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and the teacher of the Youth League Committee was also relieved. Don't think that the domestic system really can't be criticized, that only politically naïve people think so.

For example, what Li Huayong just said, is he criticizing the "system"? Literally, of course, it is, but is there any big problem with him saying this kind of thing? If there are all problems, it must be an abnormal country.

It's just that in today's eighties, our country is quite normal, so Li Hua said this bravely, and Lao Qian and the teachers of the Youth League Committee also dared to listen to it.

Of course, Li Huayong's words have their truth, and the logic in them is not difficult to understand. Leaving aside other fields, if we talk about things in the construction industry alone, "collectivism" will of course hinder the birth of master architects.

This is because the construction industry itself is a highly collaborative industry, not to mention the construction that Li Huayong is currently engaged in, even if he is engaged in architectural design, it is difficult for a project to be designed by one person.

Everyone knows that the Hong Kong Bank of China Tower was designed by Mr. I.M. Pei, but if it is more real, is this building really designed by him alone? Well, a more accurate description may be more appropriate to say that this building was designed by "I.M. Pei Architects".

Li Huayong just talked about such a problem, because the construction industry itself requires a high degree of collaboration, if you emphasize collectivism in this industry, it will naturally lead to the architect's hard to get ahead, and even if he does, it will be difficult to make a name.

It is completely conceivable that the Bank of China Building in Xiangjiang can make Mr. I.M. Pei famous all over the world, but if it is replaced by letting the country do the design of this project, the country is basically "a certain provincial design institute", "a certain city design institute", "a certain industry design institute", if you design in this name, then who will know who the designer is? Who will be interested in you "a certain province and a certain city design institute"?

Since the names of the designers are not known, how can there be any master builders?

Li Huayong said that this problem may also be regarded as a drawback of the domestic construction industry. Just before Li Huayong crossed, if you counted the top ten high-rise buildings in China at that time, you would find a very aggrieved phenomenon:

Of the 10 high-rise buildings, all of them were built by domestic companies, but if you look at the design units of these high-rise buildings, you will find that eight and a half of the 10 high-rise buildings were designed by foreign design firms. Even the co-designed building was dominated by foreign design firms, supplemented by Chinese design institutes, and its name was ranked second.

The reasons for this phenomenon are complex and multitude.

However, Li Huayong believes that our country places too much emphasis on "collectivism", which should be regarded as one of the reasons, and in the construction industry, especially in the field of architectural design, it is better to emphasize more "individualism". Because it is easier to make the architect famous, and in the international construction market, the reputation of the architect is actually very competitive.

It is precisely for this reason that even if Li Huayong is indeed "criticizing the system", he can speak frankly, and Lao Qian and the teachers of the Youth League Committee can also listen frankly.

Of course, this is not the only one that is not convincing, and this is not all the reason why a master architect cannot be born, after all, no matter how you say it, such a thing can only be regarded as an "external cause", and many problems in the world, the real key role should be the "internal cause".

And this "internal cause" is the second point that Li Huayong is ready to say.

After Li Huayong paused slightly, he slowly spoke, saying the second reason he personally thinks:

"We just mentioned four seniors in the industry, to discuss why there is no current generation of architects who can compete with the four of them, since we admit that there is a gap with them, then let's first take a look at the world's evaluation of their four predecessors, maybe in these evaluations, everyone can understand the gap. ”

Next, Li Huayong began to introduce the four seniors like an endorsement:

“..... Mr. Liang Sicheng, a famous Chinese architect, founded the Department of Architecture of Huaqing University, he wrote the first architectural history of Chinese, he was a banner figure dedicated to the protection of ancient buildings after the liberation, he once campaigned for the protection of the ancient city wall of Beijing, and he devoted his life to the research and protection of ancient Chinese architecture..... The world's evaluation of him: integrating China and the West, interpreting the past and the present. ”

“..... Mr. Yang Tingbao, one of the pioneers of modern architectural design in China, a famous architect, has participated in and presided over international exchange activities for many times, and has made important contributions to promoting international academic exchanges in architecture, and enjoys a high reputation in the international architectural community, and is known as "the first person in modern Chinese architecture.... The world's evaluation of him: integrating China and the West, interpreting the past and the present. ”

“...... Mr. Tong Ning is a famous modern Chinese architect and architectural educator. His designs are generous, distinctive and innovative. He has been conducting uninterrupted research on the history and theory of modern architecture in the East and the West for decades, and has made significant contributions to inheriting and carrying forward China's architectural culture and learning from Western architectural theories and technologies. And as early as the early 30s, he began to carry out the study of classical gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, and was a pioneer in the theoretical research of modern gardens in China..... The world's evaluation of him: integrating China and the West, interpreting the past and the present. ”

“.... Mr. Liu Dunzhen, the founder and master of Chinese architectural history, a famous Chinese architect, and a pioneer of Chinese architectural education, he dedicated his life to the study of China's ancient architectural history, and he has made a series of breakthroughs in the construction of disciplines, and has written a lot.... The world's evaluation of him: integrating China and the West, interpreting the past and the present. ”

After Li Huayong memorized a few paragraphs like an endorsement, he couldn't help laughing, and there were many teachers and students here who laughed with him.

Indeed, by this time, there is no need to say much, the focus of Li Huayong's words is actually in the last eight words: integrating China and the West, interpreting the past and the present!

Only by doing these eight words, then you are qualified to be called a master builder!

In the end, Li Huayong finally said his answer:

"We are all talking about the gap with the four predecessors now, so where are we missing? Is it Western learning? No, I think the most missing thing in our era is precisely our Chinese culture, because our Chinese culture attainments are not as good as the four of them, so they are master architects, and we are not, it's as simple as that. ”