The Representation and Character of Courtyard Space from Brick Carve in the Summer Palace

Abstract

Brick carve is the result by ancient scientific technology in China, and it is also the fruit of ancient culture and art. The royal garden Summer Palace is taken as the research object, and the aim is to analyze the representation and character of courtyard space through 645 brick carve patterns. The spaces are divided with names as life, religion, celebration, entertainment and recreation, and these brick carve patterns are studied separately. It can be seen that brick carve is both architecture decoration art and the expression of taste of governors, politics and life atmosphere. Brick carve can help understand the expression and character of courtyard space. Different brick carve patterns can reflect different courtyard space and extend different atmosphere. It embodies profound and admirable space express means of Chinese landscape architecture.