中文摘要：

在环境日益恶化、土地人口压力渐增的今天，水上建筑可视为一种有利于可持续发展的建筑类型，是对未来人居环境探索的拓展。通过文献调研和案例分析等方法，从演变历程、应用状况、现实意义等几个方面对水上建筑进行详细介绍，并以水上建筑在荷兰的发展状况为例，对当代水上建筑优缺点进行综合评价，期望为水上建筑理论的系统研究奠定基础。

英文摘要：

Aquatecture could be considered as a kind of sustainable architecture, and an expansion for the future human settlements. From such aspects as its evolution history, application situation and practical significance, this paper introduces aquatecture in detail. Also, through literature review and case study, and with some examples in Holland, the paper tries to provide a comprehensive evaluation of aquatecture, with the intention to lay a foundation for systematic study on aquatecture.