The history of building technology could be seen as a reflection of human culture development. Building technology influenced and even shaped the format of architecture forms in many ways. The Research of Southeast AsiaSand Southwest China Minority Architecture Culture unraveled the building technologies in early Southeast AsiaSarchitecture and the southwest china minority architecture and the relationship between them. Besides of simply focus on architecture format changes, the book pointed out how can technology development affect format. Also, the book discussed the transmission and inertia of cultural and their different effects on technology process. This essay try to unravel the writer’s researchSmethod and state that architecture historical development should be in consideration of culture and technology development.