A study on French architectural design in the Modern Ages as a domain where practical space and symbolic space intersect

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K04910
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
• Research Institution: Kogakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Nakashima Tomoaki 工学院大学, 建築学部(公私立大学の部局等), 教授 (80348862)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ヴェルサイユ / 古典主義建築 / フランス建築 / 様式建築 / 歴史主義建築

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Chateau de Versailles is a large building that is widely known in Japan as a symbol of absolute monarchy and for its magnificent appearance. The appearance of this building cannot be fully understood only from the theoretical and practical aspects of architecture, and the symbolic aspects related to monarchy are also important. In this study, we clarified how the politics, society, and culture of early modern and modern French society shaped the design and design methods of French early modern and modern architecture such as the Chateau de Versailles, and how they influenced subsequent architecture around the world, from the perspective of architectural practicality (architectural planning, etc.) and symbolism (iconology, memory, representation, etc.). In terms of the influence on global architecture, we were able to broaden our view to include architecture in modern America and Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period.

Free Research Field

建築史学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、世界は「グローバル」「単独の球体」として一つになろうとする潮流が強まり、新たな「グローバル・ヒストリー」構築の動きも顕著だ。だが、「アジアの時代」、「環太平洋の時代」といわれつつも、ヨーロッパ的価値観が上記の潮流の底に流れ、それに基づく全世界の伝統的「配役」がむしろ強化されているように思われる。これはヨーロッパ近世の「世界システム」に由来し、英仏中心の帝国主義的な世界観へと繋がるが、文化的には絶対王政下のフランスの影響が色濃い。本研究ではこれまでの研究課題の視点に加えて、対象を近世近代のヨーロッパ等へと拡大し、最終的にはグローバル化する現代社会の正体と底流を突き止める一助となるだろう。