Building on the issue of ambiguous spatial language and its application to architecture (see On the Ambiguous Language of Space), I want to make a digression. My aim is to extend the scope of our architectural discussion and deepen the spatial/placial question in relation to humanity’s understanding of reality. At the same time, I wish to return to the reasons…
The argument I am introducing here stems from my initial inquiry into the relationship between architecture and the concept of environmental sustainability—an issue I began working on in the latter part of the first decade of the new century. The first draft of this document dates back to late 2012, conceived as the architectural continuation of a broader inquiry into…
I was working on the previous article concerning Heidegger and the Thing when the radio I usually listen to in the background began to playing Billy Idol’s notorious hit, Flesh for Fantasy. That song was one of my favourite in the mid-80s, so I pumped up the volume a little bit and I enjoyed its sound for a couple of…
Space and Place: Why They Matter This website explores the meaning of two fundamental concepts: space and place.They are not merely technical terms for physicists, philosophers, social scientists, or architects. They are cross-cutting concepts that shape how we understand the world—from physics to philosophy, from the biological to the social sciences, from culture to everyday life. Yet their meaning is…