Sociolinguistic Interpretation of William Sumner Appleton's Building Conservation Concept in Contemporary Architectural Planning

Abstract

Many of the original buildings have gradually declined because of the development of society and the adjustment of industrial structure. Protecting the classical architecture and restoring the original luster of a building to maintain its own youth has become a hot issue in the current architectural planning. In this paper, the performance of the core idea of building conservation in the specific design and planning was discussed through the in-depth understanding of William Sumner Appleton's architectural concept in building protection planning area. Moreover, the profound influence of the idea of building conservation in building conservation was summarized. The current pace of urbanization development process is rapid, thus, many of the original buildings are severely damaged because of many factors. The concept and thought of William Sumner Appleton were re-interpreted based on the design and planning method of World Expo industrial clusters in Shanghai. This study is of great significance for the promotion of historical building protection and concrete practice in our country.

Citation

Li, N. (2017), "Sociolinguistic Interpretation of William Sumner Appleton's Building Conservation Concept in Contemporary Architectural Planning", Open House International, Vol. 42 No. 3, pp. 103-107. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-03-2017-B0021