SYLLABUS

• Understanding DEFINITION of ARCH’L THEORY

• Understanding Theory OF/ IN/ ABOUT

ARCHITECTURE

• POSITION and CORRELATION OF THEORY -

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
TOPICS :
• WHAT IS THEORY - CONCEPT - FACT
• ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE
• ARCHITECTURAL THEORY AND HISTORY
• TECHNOLOGY - HUMANITY
• STRUCTURALISM - POST-STRUCTURALISM
• GLOBALISM - REGIONALISM
“ WHAT IS THEORY ”
PROPOSITION HYPOTHESIS
THEORY FACTS
CONCEPT IDEA
PRINCIPLE
STATEMENT
ISM
LAW PRACTICE
 • ASSUMPTION
(to explain phenomenon
THEORY and concept)

• REAL LIFE
(first hand experience)

PRACTICE • CONDITION UNIQUE

(dependent upon ones
wisdom and present
evidences)
 • EXPLANATION
(about a particuLar phenomenon)
THEORY • TO BE TESTED
• MUST BE ORGANIZED

• GENERAL IDEA
(not have such evidence backing it)
CONCEPT • BEEDS NOT TO BE TESTED
(prone to change)

• CAN BE UNORGANIZED
 • EXPLANATION
(for what has been
THEORY verified or observed)

• PHENOMENON/ACTION/
HAPPENING (that is verified)

FACTS • ACTS remain FACTS

(universal truth behind a fact)
THEORY • ABSTRACT

CONCEPT

FACTS • REAL/CONCRETE
 “ WHAT IS THEORY ? ”
• A collection of ideas, concepts to EXPLAIN certain
phenomenon/ particular subject

• Concepts relate one another in a RATIONAL –

SYTEMATICAL VIEW to understand certain
phenomenon

• RATIONAL and contemplative form of generalized

and ABSTRACT thinking
Components of THEORY :
- CONCEPT (symbolic representation of an actual
thing)

- CONSTRUCT (no physical referent, for instance

learning, freedom, etc)

- PRINCIPLE (relationship between two or more

concepts/constructs)
examples
PHYSICAL THEORY
EVOLUTION
THEORY
Darwin Evolution Theory

Evolution Theory ???

 THEORY
“ GRAVITATION”

CONCEPT
“ DEFY GRAVITATION ”

FACTS
“ ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN “
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 fact

concept
??
THEORY

concept

fact
 THEORY
T = f (3t)
TASTE =TYPE, TEMPERATURE, TREAT

CONCEPT
THE HARMONY OF BITTERNESS

FACTS
 THEORY
T = f (3t)

CONCEPT
CO 3 = Continuos Correct Combination

FACTS
EXERCISE 1

FIND EXAMPLES and MAKE ANALYSIS showing

WHAT THEORY IS; what differences are
compared to all other terms discussed above
1. through objects of your daily life
2. through objects of architecture you ‘ve
ever known
PRESENTATION - next week
LET’S OBSERVE
OUR ENVIRONMENT
Prepare your presentation next week

EXERCISE 1