Abstract
This study explores the roots of disciplinary autonomy in architecture in terms of Kantian philosophy. Autonomy is usually understood in architecture as a formal autonomy and a detachment from a political or social engagement. However, recent studies offer autonomy as a unique kind of knowledge as a builder of self-confidence or self-awareness of the discipline itself. These views argue the concept as knowledge embedded in the architectural design ideas that transform factors of real life through its ideal position or reservoir of knowledge. Although the notion of autonomy has ethical, political, and social origins, it seems that it is usually considered as a tool for formalistic research by modern architecture. Some views offer the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari as a solution to this aporia of the concept of autonomy. This study aims to understand the concept of autonomy with its original roots, promises, problems, and potentials as a foundation of the knowledge activated through design in architecture. The study recognizes that some potentials of the concept are neglected by the formalistic approach. It seeks to comprehend the concept as a feature that protects the ideal position of the discipline, conveying the transformative capacity through its methods to real life.
Presenters
Bilge CanStudent, Ph. D. Candidate, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey Fatma Erkök
Associate Professor, Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Cultures of Transformative Design
KEYWORDS
AUTONOMY, DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE, TRANSFORMATIVE IDEALISM
