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Immaterial in architecture: A conceptual review
ISSN: 2687 - 5373
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Immaterial in architecture: A conceptual review
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Arts and Architecture
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International Category Code (ICC):
ICC-0302
Publisher: Nilay ÖzsavaŞ UluÇay
International Journal Address (IAA):
IAA.ZONE/2687408205373
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2687 - 5373
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Abstract
This study aims to provide a critical investigation of how the concept of immaterial in architecture takes place in different approaches, including its variations and connotations, and explore the potential horizons of the problem. The investigation is based on academic architectural literature reached through ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Google Scholar scientific databases. Following a qualitative research approach, the study provides a critical reading that employs a mixed method combining conceptual review and reflexive thematic analysis. As a methodology, a keyword search about immaterial, covering connotations of the concept, is conducted in architectural academic literature. The findings, located under three themes, are related to two different paradigms; the positivist/materialist paradigm and the existentialist/ontological paradigm. The positivist paradigm, which adopts Cartesian subject-object distinction, is statistica...
