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高层建筑展望及建筑结构外文文献翻译中英文翻译外文翻译

Thefutureofthetallbuildingandstructureofbuildings

Zoningeffectsonthedensityoftallbuildingsandsolardesignmayraiseethicalchallenge.Acombinedprojectofoldandnewbuildingsmaybringbackhumanscaletoourcities.Ownersandconceptualdesignerswillbechallengedinthe1980stoproduceeconomicallysound,people-orientedbuildings.

In1980theLevelHouse,designedbySkidmore,OwingsandMerril1（SOM）receivedthe25-yearawardfromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects“inrecognitionofarchitecturaldesignofenduringsignificance”.Thisawardisgivenonceayearforabuildingbetween25and35yearsold.LewisMumforddescribedtheLeverHouseas“thefirstofficebuildinginwhichmodernmaterials,modernconstruction,modernfunctionshavebeencombinedwithamodernplan”.Atthetime,thisdaringconceptcouldonlybeachievedbyvisionarymenlikeGordonBunshaft,thedesigner,andCharlesLuckman,theownerandthen-presidentofLeverBrothers.Theprojectalsoincludedafew“first”:

（1）itwasthefirstsealedglasstowereverbuilt;

（2）itwasthefirstofficebuildingdesignedbySOM;and（3）itwasthefirstofficebuildingonParkAvenuetoomitretailspaceonthefirstfloor.Today,afterhundredsoflook-alikeandvariationsonthegriddesign,wehavereachedwhatmaybetheepitomeoftallbuildingdesign:

thenondescriptbuilding.Exceptforafewrecentlycompletedbuildingsthatseemtobepeople-orientedintheirlowerfloors,mosttallbuildingsseemtobearepletionofthedull,graph-paper-likemonolithsinmanyofourcities.Canthisbetheendofthedesign-linefortallbuildings?

Probablycannot.Therearedefinitesignsthataremostencouraging.Architectsandownershaverecentlybeguntodiscussthedesignproblempublicly.Perhapsweareatthethresholdofanewera.The1980smaybringforthsomenewvisionarieslikeBunshaftandLuckman.Ifso,whatkindsofrestrictionsorchallengesdotheyface?

ZoningIndicationsarestrongthatcitiesmayrestrictthedensityoftallbuildings,thatis,reducethenumberoftallbuildingspersquaremile.In1980thetermgrid-lockwasusedforthefirsttimepubliclyinNewYorkCity.Itcausedaterror-likesensationinthepitofone’sstomach.Thetermreferstoasituationinwhichtrafficcomestoastandstillformanycityblocksinalldirections.Thejam-upmayevenreachtothetunnelsandbridges.Strangelyenough,suchaseventhappenedinNewYorkinayearoffuelshortagesandhighgasolineprices.Ifwearetoavoidsimilaroccurrences,itisobviousthatthedensityofpeople,places,andvehiclesmustbedrasticallyreduced.Zoningmaybetheonlylong-termsolution.

Solarzoningmaybecomemoreandmorepopularascityresidentsareblockedfromthesunbytallbuildings.Regardlessofhoweffectivelyatallbuildingisdesignedtoconserveenergy,itmayatthesametimedeprivearesidentorneighborofsolaraccess.Inthe1980stherighttoseethesunmaybecomeamostinterestingethicalquestionthatmayrevolutionizethearchitecturalfabricofthecity.Mixed-usezoningbecameafinanciallyviablealternativeduringthe1970s,maybecomecommonplaceduringthe1980s,especiallyifitiscombinedwithsolarzoningtoprovideaccesstothesunforalloccupants.

RenovationEmeryRothandSonsdesignedthePalaceHotelinNewYorkasanadditiontoarenovatedhistoricVillardhouseonMadisonAvenue.Itisastrikingexampleofwhatcanbedonewithsalvageableandbeautifullydetailedoldbuildings.Recyclingbothlargeandsmallbuildingsmaybecomethewayinwhichhumanismandwarmthwillbereturnedtobuildingsduringthe80s’.Ifwemustcontinuetodesignwithglassandaluminuminstarkgridpatterns,forwhateverreason,wemayfindthatacombinationofnewandoldwillbecomethegreathumanedesigntrendofthefuture.

ConceptualdesignithasbeensuggestedinarchitecturalmagazinesthattheBankofAmericaofficebuildinginSanFranciscoistoolargeforthecity’sscale.IthasalsobeensuggestedthattheJohnHancockCenterinBostoninnotonlyoutofscalebutalsooutofcharacterwiththecity.Similarstatementsandopinionshavebeenmadeaboutothersignificanttallbuildingsincitiesthroughouttheworld.Thesecommentsraisesomebasicquestionsaboutthedesignprocessandwhoreallymakethedesigndecisionsonimportantstructures-andaboutwhowillmakethesedecisionsinthe1980s.

Willtheforthcomingvisionaries-architectsandowners-returntomorehumanedesigns?

Willthesociologistorpsychologistplayamoreimportantroleintheyearsaheadtohelpconvincethesevisionariesthatanew,radicallydifferent,human-scaledarchitectureislongoverdue?

Ifthesearevalidquestions,coulditbethatour“best”architecturaldesignersofthe60s’and70s’willbecometheworstdesignersofthe80s’and90s’?

Orwilltheylearnandrespondtoavaluablelessontheyshouldhavelearnedintheir“HistoryofArchitecture”courseincollegethat“architectureusuallyreflectsthesuccessorfailureorfailureofacivilizedsociety”?

Onlytimewilltell.

Abuildingiscloselyboundupwithpeople,foritprovidespeoplewiththenecessaryspacetoworkandlivein.Asclassifiedbytheiruse,buildingsaremainlyoftwotypes:

industrialbuildingsandcivilbuildings.Industrialbuildingsareusedbyvariousfactoriesorindustrialproductionwhilecivilbuildingsarethosethatareusedbypeoplefordwelling,emplovment,educationandothersocialactivities.

Theconstructionofindustrialbuildingsisthesameasthatofcivilbuildings.However,industrialandcivilbuildingsdifferinthematerialsused,andinthestructuralformsorsystemstheyareused.

Consideringonlytheengineeringessentials,thestructureofabuildingcanbedefinedastheassemblageofthosepartswhichexistforthepurposeofmaintainingshapeandstability.Itsprimarypurposeistoresistanyloadsappliedtothebuildingandtotransmitthosetotheground.

Intermsofarchitecture,thestructureofabuildingisanddoesmuchmorethanthat.Itisaninseparablepartofthebuildingformandtovaryingdegreesisageneratorofthatform.Usedskillfully,thebuildingstructurecanestablishorreinforceordersandrhythmsamongthearchitecturalvolumesandplanes.Itcanbevisuallydominantorrecessive.Itcandevelopharmoniesorconflicts.Itcanbebothconfiningandemancipating.And,unfortunatelyinsomecases,itcannotbeignored.Itisphysical.

Thestructuremustalsobeengineeredtomaintainthearchitecturalform.Theprinciplesandtoolsofphysicsandmathematicsprovidethebasisfordifferentiatingbetweenrationalandirrationalformsintermsofconstruction.Artistscansometimesgenerateshapesthatobviateanyconsiderationofscience,butarchitectscannot.

Thereareatleastthreeitemsthatmustbepresentinthestructureofabuilding:

stability,strengthandstiffness,economy.

Takingthefirstofthethreerequirements,itisobviousthatstabilityisneededtomaintainshape.Anunstablebuildingstructureimpliesunbalancedforcesoralackofequilibriumandaconsequentaccelerationofthestructureoritspieces.

Therequirementofstrengthmeansthatthematerialsselectedtoresistthestressesgeneratedbytheloadsandshapesofthestructure（s）mustbeadequate.Indeed,a“factorofsafety”isusuallyprovidedsothatundertheanticipatedloads,agivenmaterialisnotstressedtoalevelevenclosetoitsrupturepoint.Thematerialpropertycalledstiffnessisconsideredwiththerequirementofstrength.Stiffnessisdifferentfromstrengthinthatitdirectlyinvolveshowmuchastructurestrainordeflectsunderload.Amaterialthatisverystrongbutlackinginstiffnesswilldeformtoomuchtobeofvalueinresistingtheforcesapplied.

Economyofbuildingstructurereferstomorethanjustthecostofthematerialsused.Constructioneconomyisacomplicatedsubjectinvolvingrawmaterials,fabrication,erection,andmaintenance.Designandconstructionlaborcostsandthecostsofenergyconsumptionmustbeconsidered.Speedofconstructionandthecostofmoney（interest）arealsofactors.Inmostdesignsituations,morethanonestructuralmaterialrequiresconsideration.Completivealternativesalmostalwaysexist,andthechoiceisseldomobvious.

Apartfromthesethreeprimaryrequirements,severalotherfactorsareworthyofemphasis.First,thestructureorstructuralsystemmustrelatetothebuilding’sfunction.Itshouldnotbeinconflictintermsofform.Forexample,alinearfunctiondemandsalinearstructure,andthereforeitwouldbeimpropertoroofabowlingalleywithadome.Similarly,atheatermusthavelarge,unobstructedspansbutafinerestaurantprobablyshouldnot.Statedsimply,thestructuremustbeappropriatetothefunctionitistoshelter.

Second,thestructuremustbefire-resistant.Itisobviousthatthestructuralsystemmustbeabletomaintainitsintegrityatleastuntiltheoccupantsaresafelyout.Buildingcodesspecifythenumberofhoursforwhichcertainpartsofabuildingmustresisttheheatwithoutcollapse.Thestructuralmaterialsusedforthoseelementsmustbeinherentlyfire-resistantorbeadequatelyprotectedbyfireproofingmaterials.Thedegreeoffireresistancetobeprovidedwilldependuponanumberofitems,includingtheuseandoccupancyloadofthespace,itsdimensions,andthelocationofthebuilding.

Third,thestructureshouldintegratewellwiththebuilding’scirculationsystems.Itshouldnotbeinconflictwiththepipingsystemsforwaterandwaste,theductingsystemsforair,or（mostimportant）themovementofpeople.Itisobviousbuildingsystemsmustbecoordinated