Influencing factors of urban architectural style in China: A case study of Danzhou City, Hainan Province

Abstract

The architectural style of each city is the result of a variety of factors. In the long run, the architectural style of a region is generally affected by natural factors, human factors and architectural technology factors. Namely: the impact of local special natural geographical conditions on the architectural design style; the requirements of local long history and culture and people’s living habits on the architectural design style; the promotion of architectural technology complying with the requirements of the times on the architectural design style. In this paper, Danzhou City carried out a systematic research and perfect style recognition. Based on the analysis of the identifiability, dominance, effectiveness and integrity of the investigated objects, the influencing factors of Danzhou architectural style are summarized. It also shows the remarkable characteristics of Danzhou City in urban space and architectural language.