Study On The Localization And The Local Of The Contemporary Architecture In Gansu

This paper mainly aims at the “localization” and the “local” of the contemporaryarchitecture in Gansu.In the first place, finding out the distinct between the two concepts defined in the“localization” and the “local”. The “localization” is the product of the globalization and theuniversal civilization. It pays attention to the decorative symbols on the building skin, but itignores the nature of the architecture in each local. The “local” is the product to meet theneeds of reality, terrain, now, and to care for the local people.In the second place, from a architecture point of view,combined with the philosophicalsystem of the Post-colonialism, describing the reasons about how to produce “localization”.Western mainstream discourse, confusing the concepts deliberately, promoting thelocalization is equal to the local. In that way, when the foreign culture puts on the packagingof the localization, the local people would be mistakenly believe that is the local. Then, theycould receive the same recognition, trust and support. But, after successfully obtainconsiderable and native place, it turns from a guest into a host, and hides out the local culturein order to complete the invasion process from the localization to the local.Thirdly, from a practical point of will, researching how to make subjective will intoobjective reality, and how to build the system of “center-periphery” two element structure. Inmaterial composition, the multi-national corporation makes out global marketing network,and takes the economic strength as the ace in the hole. Who occupy the dominant party wouldbe self-proclaimed “center”， who has the right to set the rules of the game, and it enjoys allits discourse right. At the same time. Who occupies a weak side, would be known as the“edge”, suffer from the loss of the right in discourse. In spirit composition, introduced manytheories which just as the doctrine of general, such as Western Centralism, Progressivism,Modernism, Post Modernism, Critical Regionalism and so on. In order to maintain the“center-periphery” two element structure, and to keep the leading position as a “center”.Fourthly, to observe the confrontation situation in real-life between the localization andthe local. In accordance with the time, in the time between the Opium War, after the OpiumWar, after the founding of the PRC, from Nineteen fifties to Nineteen seventies, fromNineteen seventies to the present time. And according to the regional space, in the certain areaof the southeast part of China, the western China, the Gansu area, all of the have their owneffects in the field of construction.Last but not the least, summary and reflection for the design experience of thecontemporary architecture in Gansu when it faced with the localization and the local at the same time. On the one hand, it hoped to give encouragement, confidence to the thinking ofthe architectural design in Gansu, then it could continue to maintain a good momentum ofdevelopment. On the other hand, it hoped to provide a survival mentality that need not to beso tired and exhausted from running about on missions, and it need not to harass the peopleand waste money. This way could also be successful in making the country and the people atpeace and happiness. Then, through the empirical study in the residential area in GansuLanzhou, clarifying the above view with the vivid examples, it would attract more attentionsand more introspection of the readers.