Hainan University's Stanford architectural style, Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style, was further developed and integrated by an outstanding young Boston architect in the style of his late mentor. This style, known as Richardsonian Romanesque, is a fusion of Romanesque and
Ecclesiastical Revival architecture. It is characterized by a rectilinear sandstone building connected to a covered arcade of continuous semicircular arches supported by short columns with decorated capitals.
It looks almost like this, and you will understand what elements it contains. The origin of this style in the United States will be discussed at the end of the article.
This style is a mixture of Romanesque architecture and Church Revival architecture. It also comes from Europe at the same latitude. It is not a native American style because the United States at that time was a pure colony. If you want to ask why this style was originally chosen, the Stanford couple gave their farm to the university in a founding grant in 1985. They personally funded the entire cost of the construction and operation of the university until 2003, when the surviving founder Jane Stanford encountered difficulties after the death of Leland Sr. in 1993.
Times struggled to keep the university afloat, handing control over to the Board of Trustees. ?
1. It is estimated that the founding gift is worth $25 million
not including land and buildings. After reading this, you should understand that without the backing of absolutely powerful capital, there would be no top universities. The first universities served top capital. Personally, I think Stanford University’s planning and architectural space prototypes are the best and can change with the times and changes in the functions and needs of universities.
Both in terms of scale and collaboration model, it has strong adaptability, which has created Stanford University’s current position
.
Stanford’s new building does not stick to “style”
Unlike the Hainan University Collaborative Innovation Center, innovation creates an “old style”. Stanford University has also built many new buildings in the past ten years, such as the School of Law, School of Neuroscience, Concert Hall, and Denning Building, etc. Although the Richardson Romanesque
stone house style is not followed, the rules of the quadrangle are still followed internally, and all architectural techniques and styles are more in line with modern use
needs , and the building materials are consistent with the tone of the campus. Finally, if the Collaborative Innovation Center of Hainan University is as important as the tweet says; as a modern campus, it is recommended to carefully study the design and planning essence of a successful modern campus, rather than just superficial appearances. Facade style.
2. Stanford University is currently one of the universities in the world that holds the largest number of scientific research patents and has the best market conversion effect. The operation method of this talent, market
and scientific research and education collaboration system is the key, and campus buildings are a way of carrying space to achieve this system. The Hainan University Collaborative Innovation Center project held a groundbreaking ceremony. Fu Xuanguo, Secretary of the Hainan University Party Committee, announced the start of construction. Luo Qingming, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of Hainan University, Xu Lan, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and other school and government officials Representatives from all parties and participating parties attended the event.
Luo Qingming, president of Hainan University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the construction site of the Hainan University Collaborative Innovation Center project is located on the north-south axis of the campus
and will serve the development of disciplines and lead the architectural style. dual role.
After the project is completed, the school will focus on the north-south main axis and the corridor view
to create a continuous open and shared space layout with arcades surrounding the axis, creating an elegant, generous and Sunny and warm modern campus
style. The project is located on the Haidian Campus of Hainan University in Haikou City, Hainan Province, with a total construction area of ??approximately 105,300 square meters. The construction content includes the Ecological Culture
Experimental Research Center, the Whole Health Research Center, the Cultural Tourism Collaborative Research Center, Scientific research buildings, scientific research auxiliary buildings and public facilities required by the Free Trade Port Development and Institutional Innovation Center and four collaborative innovation platforms.
3. Judging from the existing map and campus style, the building of this school has no characteristics. It is the campus style of an ordinary university, and even slightly
obsolete. It was probably 2000. Before and after campus design approaches.
And this time this huge building is located at the main gate in the north of the school, on the north-south axis, and on the east-west landscape axis. This is a child of destiny
ah. It can be seen that the school has high hopes for this house. Whether it can be renovated and regain its glory depends on it.
Therefore, I personally have an inference that when considering the design, the school, as Party A, will definitely require that the form of the building have a certain symbolic meaning, and that it is The kind that can be recognized by the public and people from all walks of life in the school at a glance. ?
So what kind of buildings are typical of university campuses in the eyes of the public and academic circles? I think it has a lot to do with the experience, vision and cognition of Party A’s leadership. After all, it is commonplace to change a few rounds after winning a bid to satisfy the big boss.
Then I checked out the resumes of the principals who attended the on-site press conference. Although I don't know if it was his old man's plan, but there must be important suspicions. So my personal immature speculation is that school leaders just think that the tone of American universities is good. Whether it's Stanford or the University of Pennsylvania, for them, they are what the world's top universities should be like.
The architectural symbols of American universities and the inner aspirations of Hainan University to strive for excellence are equated at this moment. ?
4. As for whether it is consistent with the original campus style and has historical continuity, I think they did not like the original style from the beginning. The main purpose
is to pass the new construction A giant building to change the past, and judging from my past experience, many school leaders do not
I hope that what they do when they are in office is similar to what they did before. It is best to Go beyond your predecessor instead of flattering your ex.
So is this building completely bad? I personally don’t think so. It is necessary to build arcades and arcades in Hainan, and they are in line with the local climate conditions. Judging from the size of the window opening, it is open enough. Once the sunshade is provided inside, it is still feasible. Since there is no floor plan for the functional arrangement, it is hard to say whether the arrangement is good or not. However, since the shape is so regular, it should not be arranged badly. ?
5. In summary, in my personal judgment, this is a campus building that meets Party A’s psychological appeal, and it is also likely to be in line with the public’s impression of the campus label
This is a campus building. Its completion will directly enhance the campus image of Hainan University and consolidate the status of Hainan’s number one university.
But as an architect, I feel very sorry. We are always in an industry situation where laymen lead experts. Our understanding of architecture
is very likely to be very different from Party A’s understanding of architecture, and in order to make money, we have to lower ourselves again and again
standards to meet their needs. After all, we are the service provider, after all, our architects have no say.
What do you think of the Stanford style of this building? I don’t think it’s surprising, and it’s far from the ugliest building. What we have to
do is to do our best to improve everyone’s understanding of the beauty of architecture and their understanding of it. The knowledge of good things needs to be chipped away bit by bit.
This is a long road, and I would like to encourage you all colleagues.