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brendilon
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:11 pm Post subject: Architectural Methodologies |
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I'm developing an architectural methodology for my thesis based on re-establishing the instinctual relationship between man and the natural environment.
To that end, I'm looking for some different methodologies to analyze. They don't need to be related to my particular topic, right now I'm just analyzing design methodologies in general. Thanks for any help. |
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sipus
Joined: 03 Dec 2006
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Location: Cincinnati
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:10 am Post subject: methods |
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Depending on what you determine to be methodology, these might help...
Phenomenology and Hermeneutics - check out philosophers Heidegger, Gademer and Delouse.
Environmental Pychology and Behavior Studies, - popular in the 70's
Are you familiar with the book Pattern Language? or Rasmussen's 'Experiencing Architecture'? What about the works of Amos Rappaport? There are a lot of books out there on these sort of topics. It should be rather straightforward to determine a methodology if you have strong literature to work with. |
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brendilon
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:49 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply.
I should have pointed out that I'll be starting out looking at Pattern Language and New Urbanism as initial studies. I'm slightly familiar with Pattern language, I need to immerse myself in it now. |
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acg
Joined: 08 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:18 am Post subject: |
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brendilon-try looking into anthropometry and further into things like fibonacci number, golden mean... i think its fascinating that the golden section was used to proportion according to ideal, further, vitruvius using measurements of mans own self to proportion, and finally when we map the dna we realize it has the same sequencing form as fibonacci...there is some good stuff in there anyway, give it a shot.
also, check out dalibor vesley´s book (Architecture in the Age Of Divided Representation), he goes into depth about man returning to the origin of his species, through methods of desconstructivism. its a good read.
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good luck, i hope we make it... |
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Truehome Guy
Joined: 13 Jan 2007
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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You might also trying looking into ecological psychology. Try Gibson. Irwin Altman the environmental psychologist has a lot of good books about same. Even better, look into books on neuropsychology and environment. Good books there are The Brain and the Inner World by Solms and Turnbull. Also, the Web of Life by Fritjof Capra. Also, if you want to get into it heavy from a physiological point of view, try J. Scott Turner and the Extended Organism. Awesome but somewhat technical book that looks at all the organism out there - termites, corals, ruminants - tons of them - that have created build environments that are essentially part of their bodies. An argument could be made that the human built environment serves the same function. We're creating a website right now about that entire area of interest but oriented towards residential architecture only. Check it out a ourtruehome.com. Not finished yet, but enough is up to give you some ideas.
Another idea is Origins of Architectural Pleasure by Hildebrand - kind of an evolutionary psychology view. Or for more philosophical take, check out the Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard.
Luck! |
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