Difference from Neoclassicism: One Reaches Upward, the Other Emphasizes Proportion

Two facades juxtaposed on the same site. The left side is Neoclassical: symmetrical colonnades, triangular pediments, horizontal architraves and cornices, with proportions measurable by column diameter, giving an overall stable and horizontal impression; the right side is Gothic Revival: pointed arches, buttresses, vertical line bundles, and spires, emphasizing height and undulating outlines. Both have the same number of doors and windows, but completely opposite vocabularies. Avoid: adding column orders and triangular pediments to the Gothic side; making the Neoclassical side with pointed arches; making the difference between the two sides only in decorative details; blending them into a single eclectic style.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

同一個基地的兩種立面並置。左邊是新古典:對稱的柱廊、三角山牆、水平的楣樑與檐口,比例可以用柱徑量出來,整體安定而橫向;右邊是哥德復興:尖拱、扶壁、垂直線束與尖塔,強調高度與輪廓的起伏。兩者的門窗數量相同,語彙完全相反。避免:在哥德那一側加入柱式與三角山牆、把新古典那側做成尖拱、讓兩側的差異只在裝飾細節、混成同一種折衷風格。