本研究針對中國社會「山寨」現象於建築與都市空間的再現進行理論性與經驗性的討論。經由對當前山寨產品、山寨文化等現象的回顧與分析，本研究首先企圖定位「山寨」在建築上的意義。在中國特殊的城市化進程中，當代西方建築形式交織分佈在中國城市當中，透過觀察近年來建築「山寨」現象與通過梳理當代中國建築發展受到西方建築形式的影響以及西方建築發展中在對建築形式模仿的邏輯，本研究試圖分析建築「山寨」現象與建築模仿行為的關聯性。當代中國建築模仿的發展，從模仿古代建築形式到注重模仿西方建築的外在形式變化，引起廣大爭議。大量媒體、學者與相關研究多以負面評價建築山寨行為，本研究策略性的通過與西方建築在建築形式借鑒上的代表性議題－後現代主義建築思維於形式再現的手法進行分析並分析這種現象於各面向之影響，最終以用於深入瞭解中國山寨建築現象盛行背後的原因與動機。本研究通過對杭州天都城、江蘇省蘇州相城區以及江蘇省華西村的建築模仿現象進行實地調查作為實證案例，分析山寨建築現象帶來的消極影響之外有何其他意義。作為本研究的方法論，上述議題以及案例將以民族文化、部門干涉、開發商利益驅使等方面進行理論化，經由此理論化構架所整合出之本研究結論，將有助於探討山寨建築的意義性，並在中國未來的建築發展中提供在設計實務與理論上具有建設性之參考，從而能夠引起對中國建築的原創性設計的重視，推動城市特色建築設計的發展。
This study focuses on a social issue in China entitled ‘shanzhai’ and the discussion is centred around its representation in architecture and cities. Through the review and analysis of the phenomenon, this thesis attempts to locate the meaning of shanzhai in architecture. In china’s unique urbanisation experience, Chinese cities have imprints of Western architectural ideas. This study tries to compare and contrast shanzhai and the issue of architectural imitation in order to explore the recent situations of architectural mimicry in China and its possible relationship with the West. The evolution of contemporary architectural imitation in China has been controversial based on the exact copy of the building forms. Current scholarship mostly crticises this phenomenon with negative comments, this thesis attempts to dig out other aspects of influence through a careful comparison to postmodernism, and it is expected to comprehend the reason and motif of architectural mimicry in contemporary China. This study also testifies the theorisation through an empirical study of Hangzhou, Jiangsu, Suzhou, Xiangcheng District and Huaxi Village, Jiangsu. As a methodology, all the issues mentioned above are theoretically integrated in terms of national culture, governmental intervention and commercial profit. This study is expected to be beneficial for identifying the meaning of shanzhai architectural phenomenon in China, and hence the reference to contemporary China’s architectural development can be established. The contribution is expected to be made in terms of creativity and characterisation.
