Cultural Principle Of Heritage And Innovation Applied In Landscape Architecture

The cultural principle of heritage and innovation is an important principle in faculty of landscape architecture. Social value conception changed with the development of society and influence by globalization. Landscape architects have to pay attention to think deeply about modern culture, in the condition of present phenomenon of 'loss of traditional culture, impact of exotic culture'. In addition, it is necessary to search for a suitable way of inheriting and innovating, which is satisfied with the development of modern landscape architecture in our country.The paper researches on the relation of heritage and innovation, based on landscape culture and concept of heritage and innovation, underlying the ancients' theories and practices. The intention is to challenge and autonomy the phenomenon of present landscape culture. It is generalized that of cultural principle of heritage and innovation, the right innovative way of modern landscape design, context and conceptualism methods, etc., which indicates that the concept of heritage and innovation of landscape culture provides new development opportunities and direct guidance for modern landscape architecture, other than applying 'Directly imitation concept or simply understand the tradition'. The concept of 'Base on Tradition, Trace to Origin', proposes that inheriting the tradition and learn from the ancients are not to return to the ancients, nor simple imitation to stagnate in the ancients. In addition, the concept indicates that believing in tradition is not to infatuated with the ancients, which proposes to innovate based on the tradition and learn the tradition in order to innovation. The related theory of cultural principle of heritage and innovation has applied for practical project, or master planning of Liubeichi park redevelopment of Yibin City, Sichuan Province. This project submitted and wined. These experiences from practices provide strong technological support and suggestion for landscape planning and design. In comparison to other planning or design conception, heritage and innovation of landscape culture more focuses on the combination to traditional culture, original characteristics of spatial environment, human culture development and new design requirement. By research and practice process, many related suggestions and experiences guide landscape architects in practice. Conclusions are as followings:(1)Heritage and innovation of landscape culture provide new opportunity for modern landscape architecture. In the case of globalization, though modern society with more scientific and informatics has large impact on traditional landscape culture, it provides new development opportunity for modern landscape planning and design. Likewise, landscape architects focus on it largely. New conception and thought are changed and accepted, which provides various thoughts for re-reviewing traditional landscape culture. Some traditional culture plays important role in the development of art and science. Large influence on modern design is conducted by art and science. (2)Heritage and innovation of landscape culture are not directly applying for imitation concept without detailed analysis and simple understanding to the tradition. Planning objective, guideline and planning principle are proposed to determine park feature and constructing content and further to conduct suitable planning and landscaping by adopting conceptualism in the project of Liubeichi Park master plan of Yibin City, which based on cultural principle of heritage and innovation and combined with its inclusion, likewise, on the basis of analysis on existing geographical condition and historical culture of park. All that intends to embody the design concept, which is inheriting the tradition, learning from the ancients, but not to imitate the ancients simply, tracing the ancients other than stagnating in the ancients, innovation based on the tradition and learning the tradition for innovating. Two design methods, Time-History context and Locality-Environment context, are used in the process of conceptualism. Six aspects are detailed as followings: the first, complying with natural geography characteristics; the second, preserving existing space structure of place; the third, emphasizing on reusing to old building and harmony with modern environment; the forth, focusing on history and culture of park; the fifth, attending to design public art and setting facility by living leisure; the sixth, stressing on utility to traditional handicrafts and local materials. By research on applying exemplars, conclusions are pointed out as followings. Combinative methods of heritage and innovation are found from the principle of both. Traditional culture and historical culture are descended indeed and to preserve sustainable development by analyzing humanity and pursuing innovation of urban context, which promotes landscape architecture for focusing on people and respecting people. Likewise, people can feel or recognize history charm and aesthetic sense and impact of the new on the old. Modernization of landscape doesn't devote to neglect its history. It is not the symbol of modernization by giving up the tradition and creating new elements. We should not only pursue modernization but also maintain heritage of history. Therefore, we should try to think more about landscape architecture. New elements need using to historical context, which provides landscape for new thoughts to maintain sustainable history memory. This research result plays important role in landscape planning and design.(3)Some problems from research and practice need further to be studied. Firstly, the utility to this principle is easy to stagnate on form that is civilization for culture, by which planning and design lost the tradition. Secondly, landscape architecture is easy to utilize suitable label to embody conception in typical region with abundant historical culture. However, many regions situates in the background of whole culture, which is difficult to seek specific cultural phenomenon fitting for the local, and results in landscape design diverting from practice. Thirdly, two design methods of conceptualism, Time-History context and Locality-Environment context, are separated to apply for design due to relativity of historical culture to regional culture, which is difficult. Further research is essential.