
Chinese: 
在我們國家，也就是一百年前剛剛開始
中國的第一代建築師
梁思成、林徽因、楊廷寶、童寯
范文照、趙深、陳植
他們當時到美國的賓夕法尼亞大學去學習建築
回國之後，他們所做的大量的建築作品
總數達到600多個
對於我們國家現代建築的發展
做出了非常重要的奠基性工作
我的祖父（童寯）也是這批賓大留學生中間的一員
實際上我小時候也是成長在他們中間的
所以像楊廷寶、陳植都是自小就認識的
這個展覽的起因是2015年的時候
當時到賓大建築學院檔案館
去翻閱當時的這些資料所引發的
展覽包含了大概有1400多個展件
其中有大量豐富的圖紙、照片、圖表
以呈現賓大這批留學生，所走過的歷程
同時我們也走訪了家屬
採訪了很多的學者專家
展出了有20多個採訪記錄
他們這一代人，大部分是出生在1900年左右
剛開始求學的時候，恰逢清王朝覆滅
然後五四運動興起
每年大概會派送50到60個學生
到美國各個學校進行深造和學習
1918~1937年之間
他們叫做一群“中國的小分隊”
更重要的是這種成績上的突出
引起了一般美國學生的這種紅眼
甚至會罵罵咧咧地說
這幫該死的中國人總是把最高的成績給搶走了
楊廷寶在這裡面是最厲害的學霸
還擔當了中國留學生的會長
他大概修了91個學分
絕大多數都是D（Distinguished, 傑出）
只有少量的是G（Good，優良）
他們實際上也是非常多才多藝的
梁思成和林徽因，他們倆是一同去的
林徽因不僅長得漂亮
她甜美的這種笑容
還有這種非常智慧的這種談吐
都在美國學生中間都留下了極其深遠的這種印象
擔當了賓大年刊的出版工作
比方說像陳植
是在這批留學生中間是最活躍最開朗的
參加了賓大唱詩團，擔當了男中音
童寯，曾經獲得過全美設計競賽的一等獎
非常頂尖的傑出性的成就
他們這一批人大多數選擇了回國
那代人的這種情懷
實業救國對他們來講是一個非常至高榮上的事情
20年代末到30年代初期
這批留學生回國之後
就把在美國所學的布紮的建築設計體系帶回到中國
都積極介入到當時的建築實踐中間
朱彬和楊廷寶都是基泰工程司主要的建築師

English: 
In our country, the story started about one century ago
The first generation of Chinese architects
Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin, Yang Tingbao, Tong Jun
Fan Wenzhao, Zhao Shen, Chen Zhi
They went to the United States and majored in architecture in University of Pennsylvania
They came back to China after graduation
And they designed over 600 buildings
The buildings they designed
Laid down the foundation of modern Chinese Architecture
My grandfather Tong Jun was one of the Chinese students in Penn
Actually I grew up among them
I knew Yang Tingbao and Chen Zhi when I was a boy
I decided to do the exhibition in 2015
I was visiting the archives of the architecture department of Penn
And browsing through the documents
There are more than 1,400 items on display
Including a variety of drawings, pictures and graphs
These drawings talk about where they had been and how they got to where they were
And we had interviews with their families
And with scholars and experts
And we put over 20 interviews on display
Most of them were born around 1900
And they left for school when the Qing Dynasty was in its last days
Then the May 4th Movement arose
About 50 to 60 students annually
Were sent to the US for advanced studies
Between 1918 and 1937
They were called “The Chinese squad”
Most noticeably, they excelled at every class
And other students got jealous
They even complained about
Damn Chinese robbing us of the highest grades
Yang Tingbao stood out even among these Chinese students
And he was the president of the Chinese student union
He earned 91 credits
He got many Ds (Distinguished)
And some Gs (Good)
And above all that, they were gifted in many ways
Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin went to Penn together
Lin Huiyin had not just a pretty face
Her sweet smile
Her smart style of conversation
Had all left a deep impression among Chinese students in the US
And she worked for the annual publishing in Penn
Chen Zhi
He was the most active one
He was in the choir as a baritone
Tong Jun won the first prize in the US student design competition
That was an outstanding achievement
Most of them chose to go back to China
For them
Saving the country with industry was their goal
From later 1920s to early 1930s
These Chinese overseas student
Brought back from the US with them the Beaux-Arts tradition architectural style
And they practiced what they had learned
Zhu Bin and Yang Tingbao were partners at Kwan, Chu and Yang Architects

Chinese: 
我們展出了從各個地方搜集來的
當時這一批中國建築留學生所繪製的作業圖紙
又恰好遇上了庚子賠款而來的清華學校
留美預備班

English: 
We collected them from all over the world
The homework drawings of the Chinese students
They were funded by the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program
At Tsinghua College

Chinese: 
在賓大求學的中國建築留學生
總數大概會有24~25位
這些學生本身就是精英
天之驕子
他們到美國之後幾乎是沒有任何障礙、瓶頸
相互地這種輔導和幫襯
如魚得水很快地融入賓大
也遇到了最好的老師保羅·克瑞

English: 
There were 24, 25 Chinese students
Who were studying architecture in Penn
They were elites
They were the favored ones
They almost didn’t encounter any obstacle or shock in the US
They helped each other
And they soon assimilated into the community
And they studied architecture under the best teacher Paul Cret

English: 
The Central Hospital in Nanjing was their work
And the Central Stadium
Was realized in Shanghai
And the Shanghai No.1 Department Store which is still a classic
Another important force was Allied Architects
The three partners Zhao Shen, Chen Zhi and Tong Jun
They designed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building in Nanjing
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the Ministry of Railways Building
And they designed the Metropol and the Chekiang Industrial Bank in Shanghai
And even today they are still representative modern style architectures
Another distinguished architect
Fan Wenzhao
Such as the Shanghai Concert Hall that is still frequently used

Chinese: 
在南京他們實現了中央醫院
中央體育場
在上海也實現了
至今我們依然都稱為上海經典建築的上海市百一店
另外一支非常重要的力量是來自於華蓋建築師事務所
三個主要的成員趙深、陳植和童寯
在南京他們設計了外交部大樓
中山紀念館、鐵道部大樓
在上海，比如說像大上海大戲院、浙江興業銀行
一直到今天都是上海經典的近現代建築
我覺得另外一個非常重要的建築師
就是范文照
比方說我們今天依然頻繁使用的上海音樂廳

Chinese: 
美琪大戲院
在衡山路上的集雅公寓
即便是今天看上去
都依然散發著非常鮮亮的
現代主義建築的這種色彩
同時他們更重要的是
建立了中國自己的建築教育系統
梁思成和林徽因共同創立了東北大學
清華大學建築系
童寯、楊廷寶還有譚垣
在中央大學，以及後來的南京大學擔任教職
像趙深、陳植、楊廷寶
今天上海最重要的兩個設計院
實際上也都是由他們脈息傳承下來的
我們追溯第一代建築師
我覺得是對於當前的建築事業提供一份借鑒
它所塑造的不僅僅是一個房屋
一個商業用品
這個展覽非常重大的意義是在於
他們這代人就是我們國家在20世紀

English: 
Majestic Theatre
Georgia Apts on Hengshan Road
Even judged by a modern eye
They are still typical of a style of modern architecture
That is undeniable
More importantly
They established China's own architecture education system
The Liangs founded the Architecture Department of Northeastern University
And Tsinghua University
Tong Jun, Yang Tingbao and Tan Yuan
Practiced their professorship in National Central University and later Nanjing University
And Zhao Shen, Chen Zhi, and Yang Tingbao
The most important two architecture design groups in Shanghai
Are heritage of them
Reviewing the history of the first generation of Chinese architects has profound meanings
The current architecture business can draw lessons from them
Architecture is not just about constructing a building
Or building something for commercial use
The real purpose of the exhibition
Is to tell the story of the entire past century

English: 
Through these special individuals

Chinese: 
100年過程中間的一個強烈的縮影
