In 1919, Henry K. Murphy, a graduate of Yale University and architect based m New York, took charge of the new campus plan of Yenching University (Yanjing Daxue), a Chinese missionary university established by the United Board and located at Haidian,Beijing, His plan, after discussions and large-scale revisions, was carried out and partially completed for use in 1926. Murphy's design attracted much attention at the time not only because he chose a 'Chinese style' for campus buildings with modern functions and structures, but also because his ground plan organised those buildings in a 'Chinese-style' landscape inspired by a neglected Ming/Qing garden cluster originally on the site (figure i). Believed to have taken both the 'new efficiency' of a modern campus and the 'old beauty' of Chinese architecture into consideration, Murphy's plan was widely praised as a successful and significant attempt to adapt traditional Chinese architectural culture to modern life. It is also noteworthy that since its completion, the campus has always enjoyed fame, especially for its picturesque landscaping. In this respect, the campus is also known as 'Yan Yuan' (Yan Garden, literally the garden of Yenching University) even today when the ownership of it has changed.'Yuan', a name usually given to Chinese gardens, relates the campus to the auspicious history of its site and to traditional Chinese garden culture.
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机译：1919年，亨利·墨菲（Henry K. Murphy）毕业于耶鲁大学，是纽约的建筑师，他负责由燕京大学（燕京大学）设立的新校园计划，燕京大学是由联合董事会成立的中国宣教大学，位于北京海淀。 ，经过讨论和大规模修订，他的计划得以实施，并在1926年部分完成使用。墨菲的设计当时引起了很多关注，不仅因为他为具有现代功能和结构的校园建筑选择了“中国风格”，也是因为他的平面图将这些建筑物组织在“中国式”景观中，灵感来自最初被忽略的明清园林群（图一）。墨菲的计划被认为既考虑了现代化校园的“新效率”，又考虑了中国建筑的“旧美”，因此被认为是使中国传统建筑文化适应现代生活的成功且重要的尝试。值得一提的是，自建成以来，校园一直享有盛名，尤其是其风景如画的美化环境。在这方面，即使在如今所有权被改变的情况下，该校园也被称为``燕园''（燕园，字面意思是燕京大学的花园）.``Yuan''（通常被称为中国园林的名字）与校园相关其遗址的吉祥历史和中国传统园林文化。
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