一今年是中国营造学社创建69周年。也是营造学社社员、建筑界前辈学者刘致平先生逝世4周年。9年前，已在病中的刘先生在中国建筑学会同仁的大力支持下，终于将数十年呕心沥血的研究成果《中国居住建筑简史──城市、住宅、园林》一书付梓出版，令建筑学界为之欢欣。这部专著中1 This year marks the 69th anniversary of the founding of the China Academy of Construction. It is also the fourth anniversary of the death of Mr. Liu Zhiping, a member of the Institute’s community and a senior scholar of the construction industry. Nine years ago, Mr. Liu, who was already ill with the support of the Chinese Society of Architects, finally published a book entitled “A Brief History of China’s Residential Architecture--City, House, and Garden”. The architects are delighted. This monograph 1