近代建筑的建造学，反映了时代性的建造模式与构造做法，折射出近代建筑技术的变迁，不仅具有史学价值，也为今天追溯历史建筑如何建造，以及为指导保护修缮提供重要依据。然而，中国近代建造学书籍较少，加之针对与中国密切相关的西方建造技术的研究不足，导致当代中国对近代建筑的建造知识结构出现断层，成为不恰当建筑修复的症结之一。本研究以中英建造书籍（1840-1950）横向比较为切入点和线索，对上海近代历史建筑案例展开建造史与构造类型学研究，关注19世纪中叶至20世纪初中英材料、连接方式和构造类型特征，为本土的、英国的，以及混合的形态三者之间相关性和差异性提供更加清晰的界限。本项目将拓展中国近代建筑研究的视角，并为中国近代历史建筑保护提供一套基于中英比较和建造学视角的历史建造方法，填补我国近代建筑建造学研究的空白。

Understanding construction patterns, building methods, and technological developments in Chinese modern architecture (1840-1949) not only has formidable historiographical value, but also possesses practical utility relevant to building conservation. The limited knowledge to date of building methods in Chinese modern architecture has often led to inappropriate preservation approaches. This arises from the rareness of Chinese building construction books from the modern era, and from the limited investigation of the connections with Western building techniques. This project aims at overcoming these issues by examining the link between modern Chinese books on building construction with their British counterparts, in view of the intense Sino-British interactions of the modern era. In particular, the project focuses on the case of Shanghai, and carries out a historical and typological study, placing emphasis on the choice of construction materials, joints, and details. The overarching aim is to understand the link between Chinese and British building construction in modern China and to unravel their hybridity. This will not only provide a new perspective for Chinese modern architecture historiography, but will also constitute a solid platform for the development of a more refined preservation approach for historic modern buildings in China.