| Abstract: | This paper is a revision of the concludingspeech at the AOF Workshop at the 19th UIACongress in Barcelona, Spain on July 8, 1996. Ithas been delivered at the ceremonies of the 50thanniversary of the founding of School of Architecture at Tsinghua University on October 25, 1996,and also presented to the '96 Academic AnnualMeeting of the Architectural Society of China onNovember 26, 1996.Based on the author's personal experiences ina period of more than half century, the paper ana-lyzed the historical experiences, the current devel-opment of economy, society, culture and scienceand the new tasks of urban construction in a newera, and put forward some reflections on the devel-opment of Architecture in the future. It is not toforetell but to paint out some instructive and cru-cial problems in terms of theory and academy onhow Architecture should deal with the situation ofChina, so that it may promote a broad discussionwill b9 helpful to the academic research crossingthe century.The text is divided into six parts as follows:1. Evolution of architecture;2. Sustainable development of architectureand city ;3. Integration of architecture, urban planningand landscape architecture;4.Development of architecture and culture;5.Pursuit of the ideal community and devel-opment of architectural profession;6.How architectural education should face thefuture. |
