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Unified Architectural Theory, Chapter 14

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 09:30:43 +0000

We have been publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. In Chapter 14, the final chapter of the online version of the book, Salingaros concludes by recounting the effect that the teachings included in his book had on students in a class he taught at the University of Texas at San Antonio, during the Fall Semester of 2012. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory, Chapter 13

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 30 May 2015 09:30:28 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. In Chapter 13, Salingaros begins to conclude his argument by discussing its counterpart, explaining how post-modern theorists such as Peter Eisenman came to eclipse the ideas of Christopher Alexander – and why Eisenman’s theoretical hegemony is not based upon sound architectural thinking. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory, Chapter 12

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 16 May 2015 10:30:32 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. In Chapter 12, Salingaros concludes his discussion of the physiological and psychological effects of architecture, demonstrating how ornament can lead to an enriching human environment. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 11

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 02 May 2015 10:30:23 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. In Chapter 11, Salingaros introduces and explains a list of 15 properties theorized by Christopher Alexander which give rise to the phenomenon of “life” in architectural designs. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 10

Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 09:30:45 +0000

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Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 9B

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 09:30:20 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. In the following chapter, Salingaros continues his discussion of Christopher Alexander's “Mirror of the Self” test introduced in Chapter 9A, and revealing how it can be used to provide all-important feedback to enable evidence-based design. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 9A

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:30:53 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter expands on the phenomenon of “life” in buildings introduced in Chapter 3, and also introduces a simple test which can be used to determine the degree of “life” in a structure. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 8

Vanessa Quirk — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter outlines architecture’s connection to biology, and how biology influences our perception of form. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 7

Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter, written by Salingaros and Kenneth G. Masden II, delves deeper into the limitations of current architectural philosophies, including “Critical Regionalism,” and justifies the creation of Intelligence-Based Design. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 6

Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter discusses the extent to which architecture can be considered successful, i.e. adaptive to its specific locality. Although recognizing the merits of “Critical Regionalism,” Salingaros here explains why that framework is not enough to analyze architecture in terms of its environmental, cultural and emotional impact. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 5

Nikos A. Salingaros & Kenneth G. Masden II — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter discusses our society’s phobia against natural, local forms - our “ecophobia” - and the need for the architecture discipline to counter this fear by adopting a more scientifically-rigorous, intellectual structure. If you missed them, make sure to read the previous installments here.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 4

Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 25 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter discusses the complexity of form languages and describes how to use the form language checklist to measure these complexities. If you missed them, make sure to read the introduction, Chapter One, Chapters 2A and Chapter 2B, and Chapter 3 first.

A Theory of Architecture Part 3: Why Primitive Form Languages Spread

Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

As you may have seen, ArchDaily has been publishing UNIFIED ARCHITECTURAL THEORY, by the urbanist and controversial theorist Nikos A. Salingaros, in serial form. However, in order to explain certain concepts in greater detail, we have decided to pause this serialization and publish three excerpts from another of Salingaros’ books: A THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE. The first excerpt explained the difference between “Pattern Language” and “Form Language,” while the second established how these languages can combine to form the “Adaptive Design Method.” The following, final, excerpt distinguishes between viable, complex form languages that have evolved over time and primitive, “non-languages” that have come to dominate the 20th century due to their iconic simplicity (and despite their non-adaptive characteristics).

A Theory of Architecture Part 2: The Adaptive Design Method

Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

A Theory of Architecture Part 1: Pattern Language vs. Form Language

Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 3

Nikos Salingaros — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter posits that architecture's geometric structure determines its "vitality"; the more that form incorporates complexity, configurations, and patterns, the more vital its resultant architecture will be. If you missed them, make sure to read the introduction, Chapter One, Chapter 2A, and Chapter 2B first.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 2B

Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The following chapter, part two of Chapter two of Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, explains why Salingaros considers the scientific approach to be superior to that taken by deconstructivists.

Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 2A

Nikos Salingaros — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The following chapter, part one of Chapter Two, outlines the scientific approach to architectural theory. If you missed them, make sure to read the introduction and Chapter One first.