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<p>The unique neighborhood style of San Francisco Chinatown is influenced by Chinese and American culture, history and social system. Through field investigation, Chinese and English literature collection, and spatial analysis, this paper interprets the motivation of its style evolution. In the process of research, the author tries to analyze the changes and driving forces of Chinatown in San Francisco from three dimensions: the city scale, the blocks scale, and the building scale. The results show that the formation process of Chinatown in San Francisco and the range of its blocks are deeply influenced by the world political pattern in the early 20th century, the Sino-American multi-party regulations and Sino-American relations. The architectural style of the block is influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures, which is a distinctive architectural feature. The traditional architecture is deeply influenced by the architectural style of southern Fujian, while the new architecture is mainly based on the modernist architectural style. Among the main factors affecting the evolution of Chinatown in San Francisco, gold rush, earthquake, traditional Chinese architectural style and immigration policy to China are the internal mechanisms of the formation of Chinatown’s spatial characteristics.</p>
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The unique neighborhood style of San Francisco Chinatown is influenced by Chinese and American culture, history and social system. Through field investigation, Chinese and English literature collection, and spatial analysis, this paper interprets the motivation of its style evolution. In the process of research, the author tries to analyze the changes and driving forces of Chinatown in San Francisco from three dimensions: the city scale, the blocks scale, and the building scale. The results show that the formation process of Chinatown in San Francisco and the range of its blocks are deeply influenced by the world political pattern in the early 20th century, the Sino-American multi-party regulations and Sino-American relations. The architectural style of the block is influenced by the Eastern and Western cultures, which is a distinctive architectural feature. The traditional architecture is deeply influenced by the architectural style of southern Fujian, while the new architecture is mainly based on the modernist architectural style. Among the main factors affecting the evolution of Chinatown in San Francisco, gold rush, earthquake, traditional Chinese architectural style and immigration policy to China are the internal mechanisms of the formation of Chinatown’s spatial characteristics.

Dual Cultural Influence on the Architectural Style Evolution of San Francisco Chinatown: A Comprehensive Examination

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The unique neighborhood style of San Francisco Chinatown is influenced by Chinese and American culture, history and social system. Through field investigation,...

Dual Cultural Influence on the Architectural Style Evolution of San Francisco Chinatown: A Comprehensive Examination

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 274 - 282

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2024-0021

Keywords
San Francisco Chinatown, Spatial Evolution, Architectural Style Evolution, Chinese History

© 2024 Ziyuan Yang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Dual Cultural Influence on the Architectural Style Evolution of San Francisco Chinatown: A Comprehensive Examination

Published Online: Jun 26, 2024

Page range: 274 - 282

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2024-0021

KeywordsSan Francisco Chinatown, Spatial Evolution, Architectural Style Evolution, Chinese History

© 2024 Ziyuan Yang, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
San Francisco Chinatown, Spatial Evolution, Architectural Style Evolution, Chinese History