“…around the world contemporary mountain architecture continues to break new ground, experimenting with form, material, and site…”
當代的高山建築，持續在新的領域取得突破，建築師不斷實驗新的造型、材料，並試著在不同的在地條件蓋建築物。
“Great contemporary architecture is defined more by the experience it creates than its form or function, and the animated permanence of these mountain scenes can elevate beautifully designed domestic spaces to sites of meditation and contemplation….modern building techniques have enabled structures to be built high in the challenging terrain and yet be opened to the landscape through the high-tech glazing and transitional interior-exterior spaces.”
偉大的現代建築，除了形式和功能，更強調使用起來的感覺。引進高山景緻的建築物，能使冥想和沈思的室內空間的完美設計，得到提昇。
現代的技術，可以在高原上蓋建築物，用高科技的玻璃工藝，並善用室內外過渡空間的巧妙安排，保持景觀的通透開放程度。
“It is an art that takes an understanding of when to open the interior to expansive vistas that stretch for miles, and when to create a sense of intimacy, to use focused views- on details of the topography or the local flora that express the beauty of the mountain on a different scale…
when this is successful, the effect is to be immersed in the landscape, to look out and be humbled by the great forces that once thrust the rock into the sky, and gain a wider perspective on our place in the world.”
蓋在延伸好幾浬超寬闊地方的建築，決定什麼狀況下室內空間要對外開放，而什麼狀況下要保有隱私，以至於是否聚焦於地形或當地的植物的細節以彰顯高山的美，這些都是一種藝術的表現。
一旦成功了，效果必須能完全融入地景，由室內往外欣賞時，高聳的岩石所產生的力量，會讓人自然感到謙卑，我們因此也擴大了由我們所在的位置觀看世界的視野。
“…in the mountains not only a place to live but also an opportunity for total communication with nature.”
高山不只是一個居住的地方，也是一個我們跟大自然全面互動的機會。
“Here the most effective design is quiet, distinguished by what goes unnoticed. The architects minimize the visual and environmental impact of the structure on its surroundings and capitalize on the natural resources of the site…”
如果是這樣，那麼最有效能的設計，就是隱而不顯。建築師要儘量減少建築物結構對附近的環境所造成的影響，而且要善於利用現地就可獲得的各種自然資源來表現。
“The projects in this chapter not only overcame the particular demands of the terrain, but also reinterpreted what mountain architecture means in twenty-first century.”
在這個章節介紹的建築專案，不止於滿足在高原上蓋建築物的特定需求，而是建築師採用的設計，重新定義高山建築在21世紀到底應該具有什麼樣的風貌。
“…They explore a vernacular beyond quaint huts and cozy, wooden chalets, while articulating through an ambitious form the triumph of design over arduous conditions. This is architecture that is playful and dramatic, but also conscious and responsible. It justifies its dominant place in the landscape and impact on the environment through sustainable and contextually sympathetic design.”
當他們想方設法在困難的條件之下，提出大膽的最佳外形設計，他們所追求的本地風格，就不只是古樸的小屋或者是溫馨的木房而已。而是一種令人覺得好玩有趣、充滿戲劇性的建築風格，但也是建築師刻意為之的負責任設計。在考量到永續經營和充滿同理心的情境設計之下，這種建築物在地景上出類拔萃並對環境產生影響，就是理所當然的了。
*：Phaidon, “Living In the Mountains,” 2020, Phaidon Press Limited
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