Synonymity in Architecture; The Similarity of Forms and a Theory of Design

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Synonymity in Architecture; The Similarity of Forms and a Theory of Design

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  • 08-2014 (Creation)

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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Architecture.
Content: Preface -- The Collision of Two Structures -- The Gap -- Sensitivity -- Former Education 1997-2006 -- The Transition -- Introduction -- An Operative Theory in Design -- Synonymity in Architecture -- An Analogy, Evaluation Criteria and Similarities -- Historiography: Form-Content of Form-Syntax-Content -- Pedagogical Predicament, Design Deficiencies and Formal Imitations -- Epistemology -- Analytical Capacities - Forms and Contents -- Generative Capacities -- Why Synonymity? -- The Appartatus -- Overt and Covert Synonymity -- Typology vs. Synonymity -- The Subjectivity of Design Methology -- Form Genesis and the Ontological Dialectic -- Testing the Hypothesis -- Boundaries and Extents -- Case Study #1 -- Case Study #2 -- Conclusion -- Basic Premise -- Synonymity as a Methodology -- Generative Realm -- Retractive Process: From Syntax to Form -- History, Precedent, and Imitations -- Defective Theory of Design and Formalism -- Agenda: Synonymity and its Didactic Dimensions.

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