中、西传统建筑的哲学理念

中、西传统建筑哲学的差异在于：中国建筑作为礼制的象征，往往通过位序、色序等象征手法来体现或设定人与人的上下、尊卑关系；由于礼制相对固定，建筑形式也相对定型。而西方建筑是理念的派生物，可以按照某种抽象而永恒的理念推理出来，建筑形式与理念类型之间有较强的对应关系，并且建筑形式随着理念的丰富而不断更新。在建筑美感的追求上，中国建筑及其哲学以“中和”为美，而西方传统建筑及其哲学以“崇高”为美。

Philosophy Ideas in Chinese and Western Traditional Architecture

The appearance character and internal thinking of Chinese and Western traditional architecture are influenced by their traditional philosophy. It is fundamental that Chinese traditional architecture is thought as the symbol of hierarchy,its character fixed to give expression to personal matters and human nature. Its beauty is neutralization. Western traditional architecture is thought as the share of ideas, its character changed along with the development of ideas. Its beauty is sublimity.