Theory of Architecture 3 min read
What is Modernism in Architecture?
Modernism is a global architecture and design movement emerged in the 1920s as a response to accelerated industrialization and social changes.…
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Chronology of the Stone Age
The Stone Age begins with the first production of stone implements and ends with the first use of bronze. Since…
Theory of Architecture 15 min read
Selected Lines of Inquiry into Philosophy of Architecture
Topics and lines of inquiry into philosophy of architecture have engaged one or more of the preceding movements and illustrate…
Theory of Architecture 16 min read
Philosophical Movements and Ideas in Architecture
As a field that engages multiple disciplines, philosophy of architecture can be aligned with currents of inquiry seen across the…
Theory of Architecture 5 min read
Architecture and Ethics
Architecture’s concern with ethics is perhaps more clearly highlighted when asking about its relations to social and political concerns. What…
Theory of Architecture 5 min read
Architecture and Aesthetics
The principal, though not sole question concerning architecture in relation to aesthetics is whether architecture, or at least some architecture,…
Theory of Architecture 2 min read
Philosophy of Architecture
The relation between philosophy and architecture is interrogative and propositional. It is about asking questions concerning the meaning of human…
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What Is Architectural Design?
Architectural design is a concept that focuses on components or elements of a structure. An architect is generally the one in…
Theory of Architecture 9 min read
Theory of Architecture
Introduction The main aim of this Seminar is to “clear doubts and to establish ideals about the form of expression in contemporary architecture in…
Mechanics of Structures 5 min read
Post-and-lintel
The simplest illustration of load and support in construction is the post-and-lintel system, in which two upright members (posts, columns, piers) hold up a third…
