LHASA URBAN MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION AND CONSTRUCTION PATTERNS ANALYSIS

Abstract

With the rapid development of Lhasa, a huge collision has emerged between the traditional urban form and the modern urban form. This article takes the temple areas, independently constructed settlements, modern apartments and modern service-centers as case studies, compares the textures, the lanes, the architectural prototypes and the living styles of these case studies from the comparative view of spontaneous construction mode and planning & construction mode. Finally, it explores Lhasa's urban form characteristics and evolution patterns so as to provide the theoretical support and the reference to the study on individualized and localized urban forms in Lhasa.