WANG Jinping. Thinking of the Architectural Language and Concept[J]. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008, 30(4): 23-26. DOI: 10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2008.04.006.
There is difference and relationship among the concepts of architectural language
architectural image and architectural conception. Understanding their connotations and extensions is important for revealing the aesthetic theme of architecture and understanding the purpose of the architectural creation. By analyzing ancient scholar Wang Bi’s “Zhou Yi Lue LiMing Xiang”
I illustrate the dialectical relations among these concepts: architectural language is the material means of architectural image creation
architectural image is the media of architectural conception
and architectural conception is the aesthetic theme of architectural creation. In what I have written here
I try to provide a new and rational thinking pattern for architects.