精品文档---下载后可任意编辑—The Space For Modern Bridge Aesthetics DevelopmentPan FangAbstractThe harmony of mechanics and aesthetics is the logical basis for the existence and the development of bridgeaesthetics.When force-bearing properties of space force system are woven into bridge design,the spirits of sculpture areinstilled into bridge structures.And the intervention of the tradition of humanities converts bridges into spatial-temporalsequences that embody local conventional character and recur to bridges’genius loci.The combination of both providesmany alternatives of the development of modern bridge aesthetics.Keywordsspace force system the tradition of humanities bridge aesthetics“We think our civilization near its meridian,but we are yet only at the cock-crowing and the morning star.”----Emerson,Ralph Waldo1.Present statusNowadays,there are two mainstreams in bridges development.One is the trend of extra long-spanbridges,and another is the urbanization of middle-span or small-span bridges.These two trends exactlycorrespond to two features of bridges.The first one is the cultural function of bridge serving as a symbol of critic or national characteradditional to its conventional function to support loads.The giant exposed elements of bridges inherentlyembody human’s strength,courage and will to conquer the river.And this is especially true in extralong-span bridges.Another obvious character of bridge is that it enables people to occupy the space ownedby river.As a result,on one hand,human attaches to the space where he originally belongs to,on the otherhand he can move back and forth between banks.That makes him feel simultaneously interior and exterior,openness,freedom and protection.This experience of passengers comes throu...
