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N. John Habraken. Klam, Amine Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture 2011-12-19T18:43:36Z 2011-12-19T18:43:36Z 1982 1982 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67725 08995786 Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. Includes bibliographical references. This work is an inquiry into the use of our past in order to help us shape our future. It proposes that the process of justification and validation of architecture should be one that takes into account societal acceptance and agreement. Yet, it contends that the way towards such an agreement does not necessarily require the use of social sciences; but rather, the use of a knowledge based on an understanding of specifically architectural principles. An inquiry into the specificity of architecture is undertaken; this specificity is seen as represented by natural relationships between the two main elements of architecture: Space and Material. Ways for analyzing these relations are projected. Regularity is seen as the major characteristic of architectures of the past. Ways for understanding regularity in the environment are analyzed and different kinds of regular environments are defined. Natural relations between Material and Space are seen as generators of a specific type of regular architectural environments: the environments of typological systems. Typological systems, through their stability and permanence are seen as architectures of social agreement and convention. Change toward an architecture of convention is seen as possible if based on an effort to understand and abide by natural relationships between Space and Material. by Amine Klam. M.S. 159 leaves eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Architecture. Architecture Space and material : towards an architectural typology Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="a26724b7-5147-443b-a1b5-fa7ca741b36c"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Space and material : towards an architectural typology</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>1982</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Klam, Amine</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Architecture.</Keyword> <Abstract>This work is an inquiry into the use of our past in order to help us shape our future. It proposes that the process of justification and validation of architecture should be one that takes into account societal acceptance and agreement. Yet, it contends that the way towards such an agreement does not necessarily require the use of social sciences; but rather, the use of a knowledge based on an understanding of specifically architectural principles. An inquiry into the specificity of architecture is undertaken; this specificity is seen as represented by natural relationships between the two main elements of architecture: Space and Material. Ways for analyzing these relations are projected. Regularity is seen as the major characteristic of architectures of the past. Ways for understanding regularity in the environment are analyzed and different kinds of regular environments are defined. Natural relations between Material and Space are seen as generators of a specific type of regular architectural environments: the environments of typological systems. Typological systems, through their stability and permanence are seen as architectures of social agreement and convention. Change toward an architecture of convention is seen as possible if based on an effort to understand and abide by natural relationships between Space and Material.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>