Category: Architectural Theory

Affordable Architecture | Architectural Theory

What is Architecture? Architecture is…design of values and goals, design through collaboration, design for everyday and everyone. Architecture should be…available, attainable, accessible, affordable, sustainable. Architecture is embedded in our daily lives, affecting us in ways we could never have expected, and yet the practice has widely remained attainable to only those who can afford it. … Continue reading Affordable Architecture | Architectural Theory →

What is Architecture? | Architectural Theory & Inquiry

According to Merriam Webster, by definition architecture is: the art of science of building formation or construction resulting from or as if from a conscious act architectural product or work a method or style of building the manner in which the components of a computer or computer system are organized and integrated Source: 'This Is … Continue reading What is Architecture? | Architectural Theory & Inquiry →

Theory over Practice | Architectural Theory

Architecture is typically understood in the traditional sense of architects and design staff working away to create sketches, renderings, and construction documents in order to construct a building. However there is another aspect of architecture, which is practicing through theoretical inquiries and research which provides the opportunities diagrammed below. Source: Diagram by Sabrina Senninger   … Continue reading Theory over Practice | Architectural Theory →

Koyaanisqatsi | Architectural Theory

Koyaanisqatsi: life out of balance, a 1982 film exploring the clashing worlds of natural environment and urban living. The film was the first in the QATSI Trilogy by film director and producer Godfrey Reggio. The following trilogy films include Powaqqatsi: life in transformation (1988) and Naqoyqatsi: life as war (2002). Source: QATSI Trilogy Film Posters on … Continue reading Koyaanisqatsi | Architectural Theory →

Sketches of Frank Gehry | Architectural Theory

Frank Gehry, just as every other architect, has his own story of being drawn into the profession, and of the moment he knew that architecture was his passion. "I remember when I was struggling, what do you want to be when you grow up? Somehow I kept remembering sitting on the floor with the blocks. … Continue reading Sketches of Frank Gehry | Architectural Theory →

Connecting Interpretations | Architectural Theory

Theory in any discipline is about the perspective and understanding of an individual, which continually evolves over the course of time in reflection of education and self-reflection. In this way, theory is essentially about continually reevaluating the perspective based on continual collection of thoughts and ideas on the subject, utilizing new information to reflect on … Continue reading Connecting Interpretations | Architectural Theory →