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发表于 2004-3-20 21:54:38
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ISSUE 26
Most people would agree that buildings represent a valuable record of any society's past, but controversy arises when old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes. In such situations, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings so that contemporary needs can be served.
ISSUE的翻译:很多人都同意,古建筑是对一个社会的过往的珍贵记录,但是当现代的规划师觉得现存的古建筑可以被更好地用来服务现代社会时,争议产生了。在这样的情况下,现代发展应该优先于保留有历史价值的古建筑。
修正的地方:在和同专业的同学讨论了以后,我重新调整了一下自己的立场,把原来的完全否定改成了现在的样子:
我认为现代发展不应该优先于保留有价值的古建筑。但这并不代表着所有的现代发展都被古建筑所羁绊啊。
就比如清华大学的校园建筑,分为老区和新区,老区有一批优秀的古建筑,现代PURPOSE当然应该让位于古代建筑,但是新区的发展完全可以大刀阔斧、标新立异。
因此,我倾向于优先古建筑,折中后来一个“新旧分区讨论”。
改正以后,文章重点倾向于分析孰轻孰重的问题,摒弃关于后来的建筑师水平不够(当然不是这样说的,大概是这么个意思)的论证,把语气变得缓和了些,改正了DEZHI等人提出的一些语法上的错误。请大家多多指正!谢谢大家!
我的中英文提纲:
(1)一些所谓的现代利益的价值 无法同古建筑历史和美学的价值相提并论。
(2)一旦处理不好,现代的发展给古建筑带来的冲击是不可避免的。一些建立在牺牲有价值的古建筑的基础上的现代NEEDS,实际上没有给社会带来BENEFIT,只不过是暂时的NEEDS罢了。在处理古建筑的改建时和古城规划时,我们应当充分考虑现代的因素对美学和历史价值的破坏的可能性;
(3)我们也不得不承认,一些很少有历史和艺术价值的建筑可以通过改造来迎合现代的用途,以更好地实现它的价值。如三峡的移民区的民居,没有多大的价值,完全可以把它们拆了为水利事业服务,造福人类;(让步)
(4)IN ADDITION,城市规划的时候应该新旧区分开讨论,古建筑多、价值较高的地方应该是现代发展让位于保留古建筑,反之亦然。
(1) First, some so-called modern values often cannot reach the same class of the historical values which the ancient buildings possess.
(2) If treated inappropriately, it will inevitably bring irretrievable damage towards the old buildings. Some contemporary needs built up on the sacrifice of the valuable old buildings are in fact often temporary needs, rather than real benefits to the society.
(3) Admittedly, some buildings with little historical and artistic value can be made use of for contemporary purposes through reconstruction to realize its true value.
(4) In addition, urban planners should divide the city into two parts. Where there are lots of valuable ancient architects, preservation of historic buildings should be given precedence over the contemporary needs.
正文如下:
There are so many ancient architectural masterpieces, like the St. Sophia Church, the Parthenon, the Egyptian Pyramids and so on, still standing on the earth, with their weathered but picturesque surfaces intriguing people's imagination of their once prosperity and fair stories. Since we are grateful with the aesthetical and historical values they bring to us, why not preserve and protect them from unnecessary damage from modern developments to their values? So I give my suspicion on the given statement that contemporary needs should take precedence over the preservation of some historical and artistic buildings.
First of all, some so-called modern values cannot often reach the same class of the historical values that the ancient buildings possess. Though the old buildings existing nowadays are merely a minority, they could be perceived as vestiges of the ancient people, vivid descriptions of the days gone by. Their historical values could never be approached by some contemporary needs. The old architectural complex along the Venetian River is just an instance in case. By preserving the ancient district of Venetians, it shows people the scrolls of magnificent images. But if we turn that into a modern downtown on some commercial purposes, what we would gain is just some money which can be attained by other means, but what we would have been robbed is a whole case of treasure of the human civilization. Thus, some contemporary needs built up on the sacrifice of the valuable old buildings are in fact often temporary needs, rather than real benefits with respect to the whole society. In this case, shall we still give priority to contemporary developments?
Second, if treated inappropriately, it will inevitably bring irretrievable damage towards the old buildings and the ancient civilization. Once should the historic buildings be served for modern purposes, they would be, to some extent, running the risk of losing their initial charm and dignity. Just like Beijing's disappearing ancient walls on which several generations of dumb millions carved their grief during the war and happiness during the peaceful times, though it had witnessed the prosperities and comedowns of the whole city, they can only exist in the archive and textbooks now, replaced by some brand-new streets and icy skyscrapers, which could never essentially take the place of the ancient walls. No one can help to retrieve the lost precious treasure, even the famous Chinese architect, Sicheng Liang, who spent his rest of life calling for the preservation of the walls. Though it is now really a modern place where the poor walls had ever stood, what we have lost is much more than what we have gained. In order to meet those so-called contemporary needs, civilization of the human beings has really paid too much.
Admittedly, some buildings with little historical and artistic value can be made use of for contemporary purposes through reconstruction to realize their true values. It is true that there are always mediocre old buildings occupying spaces and lands throughout the cities and countries. Under this circumstance, modern architects and planners should attach more importance to contemporary needs, rather than the preservation. Take the Three Gorges in China for example, in order to carry out this enormous water conservancy project which could accelerate modern economical progress, thousands of villages and towns with numerous old buildings in Western China had been pulled down. As the rural houses usually have little value for historic or artistic studies, wouldn’t a whole dismantlement for modern project do much damage, but rather do good deed to the development of the society.
In addition, with respect to the old buildings, urban planners should divide the ancient district into two parts. Where there are lots of valuable ancient architects, preservation of historic buildings should be given precedence over the contemporary needs, and on the contrary it is so on.
In sum, we should call for a balance between the contemporary development and the preservation of the historical-or-aesthetical-valued architectures, and consider about the whole condition regarding historical values and the meaning of the contemporary purposes. |
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