Exp 2 - Theory

Theory 

' By challenging traditional methodologies of architecture and approaching design in a quasi-philosophical matter, can we explore the relationship between the dynamics in form and mediate the tension between the pragmatic and the idealistic.'

Portion of Taken Article

"Whatever the form architects frequently veer into the philosophical terrain... reliance on quasi-philosophical spin is one of the fundamental ways architecture...

Those disciplines are based on structures of knowledge (precedent or code, economics, and science, respectively) that mediate between professional decisions and subjective judgement.

Referring to architectural theory in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Saul Fisher noted that, “…authors in the tradition have been (and are) in the main architects who seek to account for what they and others do, and should do, in architecture.” This to say architectural “theory” is mostly written by architects for architects and, depending on one’s level of belief... While Cramer was celebrating what he believes to be a contemporary replacement of theory with pragmatism, it could easily be argued that the old tradition lives on in the current zeitgeist. This is perhaps most evident through the poster child of today’s visionary architectural pragmatism, Bjarke Ingels, who was once described by Smithsonian magazine as having “elevated problem-solving to a philosophy...”

4 Words 

1. Form
2. Quasi-philosophical
3. Pragmatism
4. Mediate

Reference
"How Architectural Theory Distances People From Design." 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed, March 31, 2020.
https://www.archdaily.com/903947/how-architectural-theory-distances-people-from-design.