Architecture in a broad sense is a subject that studies architecture and its environment. Generally speaking, according to its original meaning as a foreign word (from Europe to Japan and then to China), it refers to the synthesis of art and technology related to architectural design and construction. Therefore, architecture is a discipline that spans engineering technology and humanities. The architectural art and technology involved in architecture, as well as the practical and functional side of architectural art as a practical art, are obviously different from the artistic and aesthetic side, but they are closely related, and their weights vary greatly due to specific situations and buildings. In a building, some aspects may be strong, while others are weak, but in other buildings, the situation may be completely different.
Architectural design is often carried out between the decisions of building site selection, building type and building cost. Therefore, architectural design is a process of strategic adjustment and concretization of environment, use and economic conditions and requirements. This process has not only practical value, but also spiritual value, because the spatial layout created for any kind of social activities will affect the way people move in it.
Architecture is a subject that studies buildings and their surroundings. The purpose is to summarize the experience of human architectural activities, so as to guide architectural design and creation and build a certain system environment. The content of architecture usually includes technology and art.
The research objects of traditional architecture include the design of buildings, buildings and indoor furniture, the planning and design of landscape gardens and urban villages and towns. With the development of architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning are gradually separated from architecture and become relatively independent disciplines.
The object of architectural service is not only natural person, but also social person, which should meet people's material requirements as well as spiritual requirements. Therefore, changes in social productive forces and relations of production, politics, culture, religion and living habits have a close influence on architectural technology and art.
As mentioned above, ancient Greek architecture is famous for its nobility, elegance, symmetry and beauty, which not only embodies the small city-state system, but also reflects the prosperous economy, splendid culture, art and philosophy at that time; The grandeur of Roman architecture reflects the great national strength and wealth, as well as the great organizational ability, ambitious spirit and luxurious life of the ruling group; One of the reasons for the architectural differences between Byzantine churches and medieval churches in western Europe is that there are differences between eastern and western Christian factions in doctrine interpretation and religious ceremonies; The development of medieval architecture and the formation of Gothic architecture in western Europe are all related to feudal relations of production.