Shifts between the conceptual and the material stages of architectonic design in Louis I. Kahn

In order to expand the understanding of the creative process in architecture, this paper investigates, on the basis of the analysis of several graphic notations of design made available by the specialized literature, the ways in which the shifts between the conceptual formulation and the design solu...

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spelling	oai:ojs.www.unisinos.br:article-54612021-05-25T00:30:37Z Shifts between the conceptual and the material stages of architectonic design in Louis I. Kahn Transições entre os planos conceitual e material da concepção arquitetônica em Louis I. Kahn Tavares Filho, Arthur C. Lassance, Guilherme In order to expand the understanding of the creative process in architecture, this paper investigates, on the basis of the analysis of several graphic notations of design made available by the specialized literature, the ways in which the shifts between the conceptual formulation and the design solution take place in Louis Kahn’s First Unitarian Church project in Rochester, NY (1959-1967). Kahn establishes two distinct and constantly alternating stages in the design process, defined as the conceptual and the material stages. The notions of “form” and “design” derive from this theoretical abstraction and seem to be essential for the understanding of Kahn’s creative process. So, the means used by the architect to structure the design problem becomes the object of attention in this study, rather than the design solution itself. Kahn’s incessant ontological investigation of the origin and essential nature of things leads him to the search for permanent and generic formal structures and the exploration of archetypes as important heuristic resources. The observation of some other design projects conceived by Kahn revealed some similarity with the main structural principle found in the project analyzed here. The commonality of features suggests the development of a notoriously peculiar approach to architectural design. Keywords: architecture, architectural design, design process. Ao buscar expandir a compreensão dos processos de concepção em arquitetura, este trabalho se propôs a investigar, a partir da análise de notações gráficas de concepção disponibilizadas pela literatura especializada, de que modos se manifestam as transições entre elaboração conceitual e solução projetual no caso da Primeira Igreja Unitária, do arquiteto Louis I. Kahn (Rochester, 1959-1967). Kahn argumenta que, na concepção arquitetônica, podem-se reconhecer duas etapas que se alternam continuamente: a conceitual e a material. A partir daí, o arquiteto desenvolve as noções de form e design, abstrações teóricas que se revelam essenciais na compreensão de seu processo criativo. Neste sentido, a maneira pela qual o arquiteto pré-estrutura o problema de projeto é o objeto crítico de atenção deste estudo, e não a sua solução final propriamente dita. A incessante investigação ontológica de Kahn acerca das essências e origens das coisas o remete para a busca de estruturas formais permanentes e genéricas e para a exploração da noção de arquétipo como recurso heurístico de busca criativa. O conhecimento de outros projetos do arquiteto indicou alguma similaridade com o princípio estruturante reconhecido no projeto especificamente analisado, revelando o que se pode reconhecer como um modo notoriamente peculiar de projetar. Palavras-chave: arquitetura, projeto arquitetônico, processo de concepção. Unisinos 2021-05-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/arquitetura/article/view/5461 Arquitetura Revista; v. 4 n. 1 (2008): Jan-Jun; 33-48 1808-5741 por https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/arquitetura/article/view/5461/2697 Copyright (c) 2021 Arquitetura Revista
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title	Shifts between the conceptual and the material stages of architectonic design in Louis I. Kahn
title_short	Shifts between the conceptual and the material stages of architectonic design in Louis I. Kahn
title_full	Shifts between the conceptual and the material stages of architectonic design in Louis I. Kahn
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description	In order to expand the understanding of the creative process in architecture, this paper investigates, on the basis of the analysis of several graphic notations of design made available by the specialized literature, the ways in which the shifts between the conceptual formulation and the design solution take place in Louis Kahn’s First Unitarian Church project in Rochester, NY (1959-1967). Kahn establishes two distinct and constantly alternating stages in the design process, defined as the conceptual and the material stages. The notions of “form” and “design” derive from this theoretical abstraction and seem to be essential for the understanding of Kahn’s creative process. So, the means used by the architect to structure the design problem becomes the object of attention in this study, rather than the design solution itself. Kahn’s incessant ontological investigation of the origin and essential nature of things leads him to the search for permanent and generic formal structures and the exploration of archetypes as important heuristic resources. The observation of some other design projects conceived by Kahn revealed some similarity with the main structural principle found in the project analyzed here. The commonality of features suggests the development of a notoriously peculiar approach to architectural design. Keywords: architecture, architectural design, design process.
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Shifts between the conceptual and the material stages of architectonic design in Louis I. Kahn

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