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ARC1412 Lesson 1

The document discusses several key concepts in architectural theory, including anthropocentrism, anthropomorphism, ethnocentrism, and ekistics. It identifies three types of theories: descriptive, prescriptive, and critical. Descriptive theories explain phenomena neutrally, prescriptive theories provide guidelines, and critical theories challenge relationships between architecture and society. The document also discusses the physical, perceptual, and conceptual understanding of architecture. Form is identified as the point of contact between mass and space, determined by properties like shape, size, color, and texture.

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ARC1412 Lesson 1

The document discusses several key concepts in architectural theory, including anthropocentrism, anthropomorphism, ethnocentrism, and ekistics. It identifies three types of theories: descriptive, prescriptive, and critical. Descriptive theories explain phenomena neutrally, prescriptive theories provide guidelines, and critical theories challenge relationships between architecture and society. The document also discusses the physical, perceptual, and conceptual understanding of architecture. Form is identified as the point of contact between mass and space, determined by properties like shape, size, color, and texture.

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ARC1412 Lesson 1: Spatial theories:

Theory in General:  Anthropocentrism


 Anthropomorphism
 Scientifically accepted general principle of
 Ethnocentrism
body of principles offer to explain a
phenomenon.  Ekistics

 Relation of facts such as Mathematical  Anthropometrics

equations. Understanding Architecture:


 Belief, policy, and procedure.
 Physical:
 Collection of thoughts, views, or ideas
(Religion doctrines, philosophical thoughts, As Forms and spaces: these are the Solids and
political views.) Voids, Exterior and Interior.

Architectural Theory: As systems and organizations: these are the Spaces,


Structures, Enclosures, and machines.
 Sick building syndrome under color
theories.  Perceptual:

 Climate and Building materials under As Forms and spaces: these are the Sensory
structural theories. Perceptions
 Permits and programming under
As system and organization: these are the Qualities
architectural programing.
of light, color, texture, view & sound.
3 types of theories in General:
 Conceptual:
 Descriptive: explains phenomenon or
As Forms and Spaces: these are the Meanings
events; neutral and don’t lean toward
ideology. As system and organization: these are the Images,
 Prescriptive: Prescribes basis or guidelines. patterns, signs, symbols and contexts.
 Critical: Challenges relationship between FORMS in Architecture:
architecture and society.
 FORM- it is a point of contact between mass
3 types of Theory in Architecture: and space.
 Descriptive= Structural principles - Texture, materials, modulations of light

 Prescriptive= Building code, zoning, land and shade, color, that are all combined to

use and plans inject a quality or the spirit that articulate

 Critical= Critical regionalism a space.


- It often includes sense of 3-dimensional
mass or volume. “Shape refers more
specifically to the aspect of form that
governs the appearance.

Visual Properties of Form:

 Shape: Characteristic outline or surface


configuration of a form.
- Also Identifies and categorizes form.
 Size: Physical dimension of form including
length, width and depth.
- Dimensions are the absolute
measurements that determines the
properties of form. Its scale is
determined by its size relative to other
form in its context.
 Color: Phenomenon of light (Product of
light) and visual perception that may be
described in terms of individual’s perception
of hue, saturation, and tonal value.
- It affects the visual weight of a form.
 Texture: Visual and especially tactile quality
given to a surface by the size, shape,
arrangements, and proportions of the parts.
- It determines the degree to which the
surface of a form reflects or absorb
incident light.

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