The term "architectural psychology" was first seen in the book "Introduction to Architectural Psychology" by the German artist Wolfen in 1886. Perhaps this translation has not been widely published in China. ) However, judging from Wolfen’s era, modern psychology, especially experimental psychology research, was just in its infancy. Gestalt psychology was not born until 1912. Judging from the history of the development of psychology, Wolfen’s works The description of "architectural psychology" in "Architectural Psychology" is not the same proposition as the issue studied in this article. After reviewing the literature, I found a book called "Introduction to Architectural Psychology" written by D. Kent. This book only covers part of environmental psychology and is different from the research focus of architectural psychology.

Throughout the history of the development of psychology, psychology was born from the physiological research on the human nervous system in the early 19th century. With the development of psychological theory, it broke away from the "physics of stimulation" and The thinking logic of anatomy began the real psychological research. From the perspective of the development of architectural psychology, like the history of the development of psychology, the research on "architectural psychology" cannot stop at D. Kent's "Introduction to Architectural Psychology". The content of environmental psychology is also different. Based on the history of the development of psychology mentioned by Harry Francis Mooregriff in "The Architect's Brain - Neuroscience, Creativity and Architecture", using the concept from "humanistic brain" to "phenomenal brain", Outlined physiological and anatomical aspects. The research on "architectural psychology" should take "architectural design" as the main body, break away from the "physics of architectural stimulation" and the direction of anatomy, and carry out research on the "psychological level" of architectural design, starting from its broad aspect. Architectural Psychology” and the future of architectural theory development. As mentioned earlier, when Mr. Zhu Guangqian studied aesthetic issues, "literary psychology" can be said to be synonymous with aesthetics. In fact, in the author's opinion: literature and art is a "beauty of hearing and thinking", while architecture is a "beauty of vision. The beauty of thinking”.

Tracing back to the architectural design ideas that began in the Greek and ancient Roman periods, it has an inseparable relationship with philosophy. Western philosophy and academic systems have always followed "logocentrism". Even this The paper itself can also be said to be a manifestation of "logocentrism". Talking about the "broadness of architectural psychology", the author coined a term related to architecture "Visual logos" to explain the architectural theories so far. Western architectural theory can be said to be based on "visual logocentrism". The creation of "architectural psychology" is a subversion of architectural design ideas and architectural theories, marking the "anti-visual logocentrism" The arrival of the era of "ism".

On the other hand, from the macro perspective of architecture, the concepts of space and environment are too complex. From the perspective of systems theory, the natural environment and social environment are unified, and the system is too "big" to be used as a subject. Therefore, the author proposes "architectural psychology" to study its broadness from the perspective of architectural design. During the writing of this article, the author also tried to understand architecture from the aspects of engineering cybernetics and systems engineering theory of Mr. Qian Xuesen. He wrote a letter to the editor-in-chief Gao Jiehua, which said: "The title is "Philosophy, Architecture, Democracy? My Several Thoughts" "Some Opinions" (Qian Xuesen) And what I said is a bit unconventional, and it may be difficult for everyone to accept it for a while [3]" Looking into the future, when "architectural psychology" is established and researched as a discipline, it will make the research of architectural science. In terms of systems theory, cybernetics, information theory, and philosophy, they are no longer so unconventional and easy to be accepted. Croce has a famous saying: "All history is contemporary history." If you look carefully at the history of architecture, is it not contemporary history? When we look at history from a contemporary perspective, we lament the failure of the “Liang-Chen Plan” and lament that Beijing has lost its urban characteristics. When we argue about whether the National Opera House has cut off history, when we argue about the complex structural issues of the Bird's Nest, when we denounce Koolhaas's architectural experiments in China, when all of this finally becomes an existence, is architectural history the history itself? ? Worth thinking about.

With the diversified development of contemporary architectural technology, technology is no longer the primary issue that architectural designers worry about. The diversity of technical means makes architectural designers and audiences at a loss as to what to do. Architectural theory and architectural design try to start from the perspective of style. Looking for answers through traditional methods, they inevitably fall into the abyss of "architectural historical nihilism".

However, the author firmly believes that with the fruitful research results of architectural history and the addition of psychological and sociological thinking, more surprising patterns in architectural history will be discovered.

Following Venturi’s criticism of modernist architecture, the author believes: “The complexity and contradiction of architecture are reflections of human psychology, complexity and contradiction, in the real world, and matter. The study of "architectural psychology" will unveil the mystery of architectural theory and architectural history."

Mastering certain psychological knowledge can consciously guide our architectural design work and have a good understanding of it. Our architectural theoretical research has a new enlightenment effect. Let us jump away from the study of planes and elevations and use another way of thinking to consider whether the buildings we design conform to psychological principles, and even try to use it to explore the designers themselves. The psychological reaction of the design process can effectively guide the design process and form a theory to guide practice. Looking back at the research history of Gestalt psychology, its main theories have greatly affected the field of perception, which has also affected learning theory to a certain extent. Therefore, the research of architectural psychology should not just stop at "figures and backgrounds" Perceptual fields such as “proximity and continuity” and “integrity and closure tendencies”.

As a first-line architectural designer with rich experience in architectural practice, he is determined to make his due contribution to Chinese architectural design theory. He has continuously summarized and verified his thinking results in architectural practice for many years. I have been searching hard, hoping to find a new way out for architectural theory in terms of architectural design theory, studying Gestalt psychology and other related psychological knowledge, and constantly accumulating it to finally write this article. I would like to make a summary of my own understanding, hoping to add a brick to the development of my country's architectural theory. The author believes that construction activities are one of the most complex social activities of mankind. The research scope of "architectural psychology" can be extended to all aspects of social activities, and has a research value that cannot be ignored in the psychology of people and society. The research scope of "architectural psychology" can be seen from the particularity of its research subjects, involving A very broad field of psychological research. From the perspective of construction projects alone, it involves "environmental psychology", "engineering psychology" and "social psychology". As far as architectural space design is concerned, the space combination issues considered can, from a deep level, Start by studying “behavioral psychology.” To study the psychological cognitive process in the architectural design process, we use the method of cognitive psychology to observe the design psychological process of architectural designers, from understanding the design brief, to becoming familiar with relevant design materials, to finally forming the overall concept of the project. Implement the plan, and even how to express design ideas. The study of this series of psychological activities will inevitably have a profound impact on the development of "cognitive psychology".

With the aging of Chinese society, research on senior care buildings has become a hot topic in the industry. Applying the results and research methods of "developmental psychology" to guide architectural design will produce unexpected and fruitful results. In addition, research on the theory of "architectural psychology" will inevitably promote the reform and development of architectural teaching theory. In addition, because of the particularity of the architectural design process, the author has discovered in many years of construction project design management practice that the importance of effective control and management of designers’ psychological risk factors is more important than the management of construction technical resources. In this field, Research is still blank. In the author's opinion, architectural design is actually a "visual graphic language", from the most primitive "three-view" expression on paper to parametric three-dimensional expression using design software such as Revit in BIM design. And in terms of planning and design, the exploration of "space syntax", the application of dynamic architectural engineering design software such as Civil 3D, and the increasingly rich "visual graphic language", the design of buildings, spaces, and environments has formed a large "dynamic architecture" Design language” system.

There are two methods for studying speech production in psycholinguistics: one is the analysis of speech errors, and the other is laboratory research focusing on graphic naming. From the perspective of psycholinguistics, the study of "speech errors" can reveal the way language is represented in the brain and the specific psychological processes of language production. Therefore, it is important to use the method of psycholinguistics to study the "speech errors" in architectural design drawings, especially the study of "speech errors" in the planning stage, and to explore the learning theory of architectural design in "architectural psychology". Pioneering and innovative value.