The Research On The Space Experience Of Exhibition Architecture Based On Phenomenology Of Architecture

With the development of economy, people’s demand for culture increase dramatically, which also prosper the development of architecture in cultural buildings. Exhibition buildings are not only the manifesto of history, but also an important communication space in urban fabric. Under influence of different ideological trend, the research and practice of prosper in the architecture field of exhibition building design. Even though those exhibition buildings are entirely available to all the audience, the experience of public comes as secondary element in the design process. With the evolving of exhibition design concept, architects has already take history context and urban fabric into consideration, whereas have breakthrough in the structure system design. Architects also put strong emphasis on visual experiences, but depress the other feelings, which results in the ignorance of many elements related to perception experience such as materials, shadow, details, sound, landscape infiltration, etc. These elements also help to build the experience of audience. How to build the relationship among audience, exhibition buildings and its site, and how to resonate the audience, should be the essential issues addressed by the architects.The architecture phenomenology was put forward in the late 1970s’. Despite of its short history, it provides new perspectives and scope to comprehend architecture and buildings. In the base of place theory and perceptivity theory of architecture phenomenology, the essay tries to discuss how to establish the relationship among site, space and audience of exhibition buildings, how to present the essence of exhibition architecture to the audience with detailed arrangements of related elements in perception experience of audience.The essay summarizes the origin and development of architecture phenomenology and mentoring relationship of it. Later, the essay analyzes how architecture phenomenology provides guidance to exhibition buildings based on place theory and perception experience. As for the practical application of architecture phenomenology, the essay discusses the essence of volumes, space and other elements related to audiences’ experience. Several built examples were selected to be analyzed and clarify the disposal of various elements in exhibition architecture design in order to realize the ’enmeshed experience’.Among all types of art form, architecture is the best one to arouse all the perception of human being. The space quality could be only complementary with perception experience. In order to make a realistic experience in exhibition buildings, architects should take the form and space which can attract audience to stay and observe it spontaneously. Active attendance of audience should be involved with experiences, which are stimulated by architecture and place. With the analysis of detailed design methodology, the design of exhibition space could be better developed which can stimulate the memory of audience and make them resonated by space and architecture in the future architecture practice. Therefore, the essence of exhibition buildings could be self-proved and clarified.