Architectural theory
De Re Aedificatoria
De re aedificatoria (On the Art of Building) is a classic architectural treatise written by Leon Battista Alberti between 1443…
Critical regionalism
Critical regionalism is an approach to architecture that strives to counter the placelessness and lack of identity of the International…
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
The Congrès internationaux d'architecture moderne (CIAM), or International Congresses of Modern Architecture, was an organization founded in 1928 and disbanded…
Conceptual architecture
Conceptual architecture is a form of architecture that utilizes conceptualism, characterized by an introduction of ideas or concepts from outside…
Athens Charter
The Athens Charter (French: Charte d'Athènes) was a 1933 document about urban planning published by the Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.…
Architecture parlante
Architecture parlante (“speaking architecture”) is architecture that explains its own function or identity. The phrase was originally associated with Claude…
Architectural determinism
Architectural determinism (also sometimes referred to as environmental determinism though that term has a broader meaning) is a theory employed…
Architectural analytics
Architectural analytics is the field of study that focuses on the discovery and identification of meaningful patterns in architecture. Architecture…
ArchiLab
ArchiLab is an annual architectural exposition and conference held in Orléans in France. So far, there have been ArchiLab projects…
Agile Architecture
Agile architecture means how enterprise / system / software architects apply architectural practice in agile software development. A number of…
Critical spatial practice
The term ‘critical spatial practice’ was introduced by Jane Rendell in 2003 to describe forms of practice located between art…
Architectural theory
Architectural theory is the act of thinking, discussing, and writing about architecture. Architectural theory is taught in most architecture schools…
Universal design
Universal design (close relation to inclusive design) refers to broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products and environments that are…
North light in architecture
North light is natural light coming from the north (in the Northern Hemisphere). It consists of light which comes from…
Modulor
The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). The Modulor is…