ARCH 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Architectural Theory, Christian Contemplation, De Architectura
8 Oct 2022
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Kansas state university, college of architecture, planning and design. A theory of architecture resides in any notion of what a building ought to be like. The form a building takes presupposes a theory of design. The way its members are assembled presupposed a theory of structure. And the procedure followed to arrive at the design presupposes a theory of design method. This is true for structures as simple as log cabins or elaborate as palaces. Theory: comes from latin theoria, in turn adopted from greek theoros, which means spectator, envoy. its base, theasthai, means to look upon, contemplate. English meaning is a conception or mental shceme of something to be done. Practice: adopted from latin practicus and from greek praktikos, meaning record action. English meaning is the habitual doing or carrying on of something, or a customary or constant action. Architecture may be considered one of the world"s most complex cultural practices.
