When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings

当现代规划者认为历史建筑物所在地可以用作现代开发时，相比历史建筑的保护，现代开发应该放在首位。

可供参考老题库26. "Most people would agree that buildings represent a valuable record of any society's past, but controversy arises when old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes. In such situations, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings so that contemporary needs can be served."

大多数人都同意一个社会的建筑物代表了它有价值的历史纪录，但是当现代规划者们觉得这些以前的建筑物所占据的土地可以被更有价值的使用于新目的时，就产生了争议，现代发展应该比保留历史建筑物更受重视以便于满足眼下的需求。

Which interest should take precedence should be determined on a case-by-case basis--and should account not only for practical and historic considerations but also aesthetic ones.

1. In determining whether to raze an older building, planners should of course consider the community's current and anticipated utilitarian needs.

2. Competing with a community's utilitarian needs is an interest preserving the historical record, the weight of which should also be determined on a case-by-case basic.

3. Also competing with a community's utilitarian needs is the aesthetic and architectural value of the building itself—apart from historical events with which it might be associated.

过去和现在之建筑物

观点：disagree

1． 历史建筑具有重要的历史价值，是一个国家或地区的文化艺术等的体现。

2.1 一个建筑代表了一段历史

2.2 一个建筑代表了一种文化

2.3 建筑本身就是一种艺术，代表了某种独特的建筑风格

2． 历史建筑增加了一个城市的魅力，是这个城市的财富。

2.1 代表了一个地区的历史文化

2.2 旅游带来了经济

3．当历史建筑的保护与现代城市发展规划冲突时，可以采取其他更好的解决方法。

3.1 maintain or incorporate traditional architectural style and function into future developments, as is being done in Rome

3.2 整体移动历史建筑

范文：

The speaker asserts that wherever a practical, utilitarian need for new buildings arises this need should take precedence over our conflicting interest in preserving historic buildings as a record of our past. In my view, however, which interest should take precedence should be determined on a case-by-case basis--and should account not only for practical and historic considerations but also aesthetic ones.

In determining whether to raze an older building, planners should of course consider the community's current and anticipated utilitarian needs. For example, if an additional hospital is needed to adequately serve the health-care needs of a fast-growing community, this compelling interest might very well outweigh any interest in preserving a historic building that sits on the proposed site. Or if additional parking is needed to ensure the economic survival of a city's downtown district, this interest might take precedence over the historic value of an old structure that stands in the way of a parking structure. On the other hand, if the need is mainly for more office space, in some cases an architecturally appropriate add-on or annex to an older building might serve just as well as razing the old building to make way for a new one. Of course, an expensive retrofit might not be worthwhile if no amount of retrofitting would meet the need.

Competing with a community's utilitarian needs is an interest preserving the historical record. Again, the weight of this interest should be determined on a case-by-case basis. Perhaps an older building uniquely represents a bygone era, or once played a central role in the city's history as a municipal structure. Or perhaps the building once served as the home of a founding family or other significant historical figure, or as the location of an important historical event. Any of these scenarios might justify saving the building at the expense of the practical needs of the community. On the other hand, if several older buildings represent the same historical era just as effectively, or if the building's history is an unremarkable one, then the historic value of the building might pale in comparison to the value of a new structure that meets a compelling practical need.

Also competing with a community's utilitarian needs is the aesthetic and architectural value of the building itself--apart from historical events with which it might be associated. A building might be one of only a few that represents a certain architectural style. Or it might be especially beautiful, perhaps as a result of the craftsmanship and materials employed in its construction--which might be cost-prohibitive to replicate today. Even retrofitting the building to accommodate current needs might undermine its aesthetic as well as historic value, by altering its appearance and architectural integrity. Of course it is difficult to quantify aesthetic value and weigh it against utilitarian considerations. Yet planners should strive to account for aesthetic value nonetheless.

In sum, whether to raze an older building in order to construct a new one should never be determined indiscriminately. Instead, planners should make such decisions on a case-by-case basis, weighing the community's practical needs against the building's historic and aesthetic value.

Qingdao; also known in the west by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city in eastern Shangdong province, Eastern China. In 1897, German troops seized and occupied the Qingdao. Japan re-occupied Qingdao in 1938 with its plans of territorial expansion onto China's coast. On 2 June 1949 the CCP-led Red Army entered Qingdao and the city and province have been under PRC control since that time.

Upon gaining control of the area, the Germans outfitted the impoverished fishing village of "Tsingtao" (Qingdao) with wide streets, solid housing areas, government buildings, electrification throughout, a sewer system and a safe drinking water supply, a rarity in large parts of Asia at that time and later.

Qingdao Railway Station was founded in January 1900, was completed in the fall of 1901. German Wei Erle, and Gede Scholz design. The classic architecture of the German occupation.

青岛火车站始建于1900年1月，竣工于1901年秋。德国人魏尔勒和格德尔茨设计。是德占时期的经典建筑。2008年奥运会，由铁道部和青岛市共同投资新建青岛客站。主题钟楼保留原设计风格。

In 2008, a new, jointly invested by the Ministry of Railways and the Qingdao local government, Qingdao Station.The theme of clock tower retain the original design style.

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