Conference Overview.

Compared with the traditional, the overall architecture of the new temple has changed in size, area and large items hit many domestic and foreign records, the number of items also more than before the total floor layer class. In general, these works still exemplify the traditions of feng shui, direction and layout.

Regardless of the traditional architectural works, even the new pagoda works, although there are strong changes due to new materials and new technologies of the present time, are characterized by the whole spreading, low floors, buildings with rows of columns in rows, tile roofs matched husband. Promoting creativity on the basis of traditional architecture, all types create unique features, different from the old ones.

The use of a uniform structure is considered quite common with most items to create a unified and harmonious whole. The traditional style materials are not missing such as wood, wall, brick cover, ceramic tile roof. At present, the new materials with many advantages and superior features have gradually replaced the traditional materials. Reinforced concrete replaces the timber structure, cement mortar replacing the traditional mortar, new floor tiles replacing the red ceramic floor, reinforced glass in the new door system will be more popular than the wooden door table. , ceramic tile replacing traditional ceramics, avoiding moldy, dirty and using modern wall paint to bring aesthetic value higher.

In general, the material has made great strides to completely replace the old materials. Breakthrough is the highly sustainable, economical and easy-to-shape concrete substitute that is replacing increasingly expensive and scarce wood. However, with the desire to create traditional temples, surface treatment technologies are constantly being applied such as imitation wood paint, wood imitation, wood imitation.

In essence, new religious constructions often have new functions added to the original model, which are necessary and understandable to meet the needs of the times. However, combining these old and new functions together is not a good idea. Much of it is just adding new spaces, creating more functional areas, encroaching along traditional linear and pivoting axes, making the harmony with the nature of the traditional layout lose its meaning. culture, only formal.

MSc. Architect Pham Trung Hieu - Hanoi Architectural University said that the construction of new religious architecture is usually based on the original location of an old religious architecture degraded or small scale. The problem is that the size of the old building may have been very harmonious with the surrounding nature, but when inflated several times to accommodate greater use, it would become alienated and no longer harmonious. like the begin. The reason for staying in place in this case is not sustainable enough for nature, and if the scale of construction varies widely, it will be countered with a well-balanced natural balance.

 

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