Vehicle aesthetics and their impact on the pedestrian environment

Cars are designed to appeal to the buyer’s self-image, many of them evoking an impression of speed and power. Such an impression conflicts both with the aesthetic language of suburban architecture, and the needs of pedestrians. The research described in this report was conceived as a preliminary investigation of how members of the public view the aesthetic impact of cars in the residential street environment, particularly from the pedestrian’s point of view. The results suggested that people use two distinct sets of criteria when evaluating the motor car and the residential environment in visual terms. When asked to ‘match’ different models of car with different street scenes, respondents avoided referring to abstract visual qualities such as shape, colour and texture, but concentrated instead on the owners: the imagined driver and the imagined householder. The problem of visual harmony was reduced to one of social and cultural harmony. Could the imagined householder be expected to drive this or that car? However, SUVs were singled out as visually intrusive because they blocked the pedestrian’s view. Members of one of the groups, boys aged 11–12, found it difficult to visualise the impact of cars on pedestrians at all, or even to question vehicle design from the pedestrian’s point of view. They just wanted to be in the driving seat.     

唐传奇仙女意象中的女性审美视角观照

在婚恋题材的唐传奇中,多有人“仙”相恋的故事情节,其神仙意象大都由女性扮演。观照仙女与凡男相爱的文本,从其所蕴藏的文化内涵看,我们发现文本中的“仙女”意象重在从女性的视角层面来反映当时的社会生活。     

悬索桥造型设计的美学分析

桥梁造型的美学设计是桥梁美学的基础,本文主要对悬索桥的线形、桥塔、主缆与吊索、加劲梁、锚碇等结构设计进行美学分析。     

谈孟克河人行桥的美学设计

以桥梁美学设计为出发点,主要阐述桥梁美学设计的基本观点、美学标准、美学设计的三要素及其实现方法;以此美学原理为基础分析孟克河人行桥的美学设计过程和特点。阐明设计时,如何使人行桥造型与形式、功能、环境相一致。     

浅谈景观桥梁的设计

随着道路设计理念的不断更新,桥梁美学设计在桥梁设计中的地位日益提高。介绍了桥梁景观化设计的概念,阐述了设计应考虑的因素,并对桥梁景观设计中遇到的相关问题进行了探讨。     

大跨中承式钢管混凝土拱桥桥道系合理位置分析

从功能和构造要求及美学的角度系统地论述大跨中承式钢管混凝土拱桥的桥道系相对位置的设置方法,探讨桥道系相对位置对桥梁结构的稳定与振动的影响,并对部分大跨中承式钢管混凝土拱桥的桥道系相对位置进行统计分析。研究表明:将衡量桥道系相对位置的参数c(桥道系距拱顶的高度与矢高的比值)设在0 6左右为合理位置,可使桥梁结构具有较好的横向稳定性和动力性能,并具有较强的美感。     

Transport models, philosophy and language

The aim of this paper is to encourage debate about the nature of transport modelling. It does so firstly by considering the underlying philosophies of science (apparently) adopted by transport modellers, over a period of more than 50 years, from the 1950s until the present day. The conclusion is that a new philosophy of science needs to be developed, which is more in tune with how transport modelling is actually carried out (as opposed to how early transport modellers thought it ought to be carried out). It is recommended that such a new philosophy perceives transport modelling as a linguistic activity within the overall context of transport planning, which is in turn considered as a communication process. The paper outlines three main approaches that could be taken in this respect, analysing transport models from metaphorical, narrative and aesthetic perspectives. Conclusions are drawn upon the possible future research directions that might follow from the analysis provided in the paper, emphasising the importance of bringing formal philosophical thinking into transport modelling research and practice.

现代车身设计中的设计美学

汽车车身设计是科学和艺术结合的一个综合性的设计过程。车身设计成本在整车总体设计中所占比重最大,它是制约汽车制造和新车型开发的关键。从汽车形态美、功能、技术、文化及审美等方面,探讨汽车车身的设计美学,赋予汽车产品新的设计内涵,使其更加贴近大众审美标准、贴近生活,为汽车车身设计提供了一定的参考,使其更加符合未来趋势。