Traditional Elements In Contemporary Architectural Explained By Shape Space Mood

China has a long history of traditional architecture and created a magnificent achievement. Contemporary Architecture in the traditional elements of heritage and experience in drawing benefit from the thinking of contemporary architectural design source. Chinese traditional architecture and modern architectural design with traditional elements of knowledge is a process of advancing with the times, different times for the traditional understanding of context is different. Since the introduction of modern architecture in China since the senior architect for the traditional architecture combined with modern architecture has done a lot of practice and theory. In the current social context, both the trend of modern architectural design, or socio-economic strength and national aesthetic has been far different from the past, the construction industry also led to the traditional concept of a new round of exploration. Therefore, the theory of the progress with the times, constantly updated, and we learn from previous experience in the sum on the basis of architectural practice at this stage to summarize analysis, new theoretical insights. Traditional elements in the current context of new forms of research is necessary and practical significance.This article first since the beginning of the last century, the traditional elements in the development of modern architecture made in order, summarize the law of its development. Contemporary architectural design on the traditional concept of history research, summarized the context of their development; through Investigation and theoretical research, analyzed the underlying causes of the change; summarize existing traditional concept of expression and to analyze the deep spiritual cultural connotations; theoretical analysis of the relevant instance.This practice of contemporary architectural expression of the traditional elements are divided into three types:the traditional elements of "form" of the expression of the traditional elements of "borders" of the expression and traditional elements, "meaning" expression. Contemporary architectural design, by drawing on the traditional architectural form and composition, construction materials and building colors to achieve the appearance of traditional buildings with similar shape or similar visual experience. Constitute use of traditional law and traditional space of flow lines of modern architecture to organize and streamline spatial arrangement to create an atmosphere and context of traditional space. Not to pursue similar architectural form, but the pursuit of traditional architecture and artistic conception of the expression of creative ideas.Can be said that contemporary Chinese architecture of the traditional succession of the most important issue is how to create a line of Chinese cultural and historical context of the contemporary spirit of modern architecture. Therefore, the traditional elements of Chinese architecture into modern form, the essence of traditional culture inherited by the modern architecture and the continuity of traditional elements with contemporary adaptation is an important content of this paper.