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Chinese architecture after 1980s
After the 1980s, the tide of the third new technology revolution impacted China’s architectural circles again. In 1983 and 1984, China’s architectural circles were confronted with a new upsurge of architectural technology, which forced architects to think about and prepare for the challenges brought by new technology.
In this period, application of computers in design also began to be introduced. This solved many technical problems and brought about new development paths of architectural creation, especially for the development
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of high- rise buildings. Chinese architects clearly saw the gap in terms of architectural technology in foreign architects’ works in China, and realized that architectural technology was one of the forces propelling architectural progress. Meanwhile, structural technology, architectural equipment, new materials and energy conservation technology for buildings also gradually became focal points of attention from Chinese architects.
In comparison with the 1980s, Chinese thoughts on architectural art were more diversified in the 1990s. In the great tide of diversification of architectural thoughts, Western culture’s influence on Chinese architectural was greater and greater. After being influenced by architectural theories such as post- modernism, deconstructionism, localism and neo- rationalism, architects unconsciously treated Western architecture as a synonym of modernity. Introduction of foreign cultures included not only styles and schools, but also design methodologies.