Welcome to Francis Academic Press

Frontiers in Art Research, 2023, 5(1); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2023.050118.

Research on the Decorative Patterns of Modern Residential Buildings in Macao from the Perspective of Social Change

Author(s)

Zhang Shuyuan2, Zhou Junling1,2,3, Wang Pohsun2

Corresponding Author:
Wang Pohsun
Affiliation(s)

1College of Fine Arts, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, 510665, China

2Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China

3State Key Lab of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China

Abstract

In the modern era, Macao has experienced another major turning point since the opening of the port, and the buildings of the Historic Centre of Macao were successfully declared a World Heritage Site in 2005, and Macao's architectural heritage has become an important part of Macao's culture Cultural export has also become a key focus for Macao's tourism development. However, it is still rare to express urban culture through the connotation of patterns, and traditional patterns are the main carrier of regional culture, reflecting Macao's special regional style and culture, and are also important cultural elements for the eternal vitality of the city. By digging deep into the correlation between the decorative patterns of residential buildings and social and historical changes in Macao in the modern period, the particularity of the architectural decoration patterns in Macao is sorted out and summarized, and finally the particularity and regularity of the emergence and evolution of the decorative patterns of modern residential buildings in Macao are obtained.

Keywords

modern Macau; residence; decorative patterns; particularity

Cite This Paper

Zhang Shuyuan, Zhou Junling, Wang Pohsun. Research on the Decorative Patterns of Modern Residential Buildings in Macao from the Perspective of Social Change. Frontiers in Art Research (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 1: 95-100. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2023.050118.

References

[1] Zhao Shuhong (2009). Research on modern civil and military architecture in Macao. New Construction, Vol. 3, 2009, 137-137. 

[2] Zhang Shuyuan (2021).Study on the decorative pattern of the Mandarin’s House in Macao[J]. Popular Literature and Art, (20):74-75

[3] Zhang Queqiao (2009). Macau's typical traditional mansion, Mandarin House. Architecture and Culture, (05), 26-29. 

[4] Zhu Hongyu (2019). Analysis of the characteristics of Chinese and Western architecture and art in Macao's Lou kau House. Urban residences. (12), 93-96. 

[5] Pan Riming (1992). The same path – Macao's cultural integration. Macao: Cultural Affairs Department of Macao, 81-82. 

[6] Zhou Junling, Wang Pohsun, Zhang Shuyuan. (2022) Research on Decorative Patterns of Doors and Windows for Historical Architecture in Macau. Frontiers in Art Research Vol. 4, Issue 17: 36-42. 

[7] Zhou Junling, Wang Pohsun, Wang Shuojia, Jian Zhiheng. (2022) Probe into the Renovation and Reconstruction of Historical Block from the Viewpoint of Macau Cultural Heritage and Consumption. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, Vol. 4, Issue 13: 8-15.

[8] Zhou Junling, &Wang Boxun (2020). Research on the spatial pattern of Macao Straight Street based on spatial syntax Decoration (4), 2.136-137