Architecture and Terminology

Abstract

As the first and most important institution, language institutionalizes all institutions, gives them the power to become disciplines and produce knowledge. In architectural theory and practice, language defines the processes of architectural design, while in architectural philosophy it reveals conceptualization and thematization. The main goal of this project is to extensively study architectural concepts. By introducing the philosophical text into the process of architectural design, this project aims to examine the relation between architectural concept (philosophy), architectural design (technology) and architectural project (process). Furthermore, this research will attempt to assemble an architectural dictionary of technical terms and notions, and then apply them to deconstruct architectural concepts.