Determinant Theories and Philosophies in Architecture: Ten Chapters Examining the Consciousness of Ideas Leading to Our Built World

By Ata Asheghi

“Determinant Theories and Philosophies in Architecture” discusses the vast array of the power of mental decisional options used for practitioners and socially developing people in the career driven world. It puts an emphasis on the fundamentals of the design and interpretational abilities of people. In the architectural world, it is a writing that promoted self-identify, through knowing the architecture of self before advancing into the fields of architecture. A dualism between rooted ideas and practical wisdom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jan 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9781532094163

Ata Asheghi

Ata Asheghi Architectural Engineer and Author University of Hartford Central Connecticut State University

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-9415-6 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020901691

iUniverse rev. date: 01/27/2020

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1 Design from the Eye of the Beholder

Chapter 2 A Limited Philosophy

Chapter 3 Conditions

Chapter 4 Anatomical Architecture

Chapter 5 The Sensory Idea

Chapter 6 Use of Design

Chapter 7 Examples in Design

Chapter 8 A Melancholia for Stripped Architecture

Chapter 9 Glorification of the Object

Chapter 10 A Determinant Architecture

Author’s Note and Acknowledgments

DEDICATION

To my dear mother, father, wife and cats.

It is necessary to start at zero. It is necessary to state the problem … … If the problem Is well stated, the solution will be indicated. -LeCorbusier, and the Tragic view of Architecture

INTRODUCTION

This is an informative book on a collective gathering of ideas used to reinvigorate a perspective about the way in which things are built. A way to motivate the mind which has for each one of us undergone unique trials, sequences of thought, historical moments and observative through many perspectives. It is not a novel or a fictional piece, and it will not bore you; it simplifies theories and discussions about the subject of architecture. In other words, this book should be a pleasant read to you, one that intrigues you and one through which you can maintain an understanding of philosophy and art. In writing this, I consider the entire piece to be an effort to relate comparatively to both academia and the professional world. Try to consider yourself as yourself first, not knowing, or knowing from the slightest of detail, what you see around you and what you consider to be life. In this, then, consider the word yours, and take a minute to interact with the meaning of that word as it relates to your impression in life. Everything that you know, for whatever it is, may be, or has been, relies on the human spirit of mind and possibilities. In our world, what was before us had led us to be where we are every day of our today, and what we knew or saw during times of change, has created a shift of thought in us bringing us closer to what we wish to see for our tomorrow. The human spirit relies on a developmental condition that allows for the fulfillment of learning and receiving knowledge. Our capability to fulfill what we know or act upon what is learned is an ever-continuous cycle. If it had not been for the many centuries of education to prosper, today we would not be in the right mental state to further conceive ideas and read them.

In this writing, I hope to place a realization into the individual who sees his or her abilities as a proponent to future success. For the student, this will be something you can reflect on personally and use as an aid to better register ideas and to create your own vision of what you decide will be your greatest art. This offers the reader a set of critical thinking methods that applies to builders, architects, engineers, artists, service-oriented individuals, and free thinkers who wish to strive for a passion that leads them toward a built future. It should give you a decisive look into fundamental ideas of common architectural and forward-thinking philosophies, including historical looks at preceding theories of thought in order to mature the bond between reader and author. It’s fascinating that the power of choice is still present in both the reader and the writer. Through each day of our lives, our thinking behaviors coordinate not only our actions but also our deterministic objectives. An underlying theme of this book is the perception of mind to reality in your own discriminatory rationale to continuously search for and identify perceptions and manifestations. In another view, with a sense of curiosity, this book will express the principles of prominent determinants that have undeniably made architecture what it is today. Visionary thinkers of the twenty-first century—whether they be actors or leaders, good or bad, the despot or even the forgotten—have sensed the idea of their archetypal selves, and in an attempt to create their ideas, they have changed the course of history. In the world of structure, symbolism, and society, we see the power of the image as a representation of identity and of spirit. It takes a steady hand and a visual foresight to build an idea into reality, by letting the properties of the human body and mind work in proportion to the land in which we live. Architecture is not the sole aim, but architecture of the mind is the purpose here. I hope that this will emphasize the dynamic of architecture specifically, by showing the transparency between what the art of the science of the term means as well as the coherent form of it. You, as the reader, are free to explore your own ideas while looking at the separate subject of architecture as related to the built environment, business, and living standards. But you should also look at the significant aspects of the architecture of the design individual—one who can create, explore, and redefine the ideas of art as an abstract and conventional tool. We all possess abilities of our own defined characteristics and qualities, and in response to our abilities, we are not limited to dimensions that we explore creatively through thought and the power of the hand. This book will help readers who are aspiring to advance in their decision-making process and help students organize their ideas to an awareness of inclusion in the perception of art.

And to the professional, it will be