A review of Christian Norberg Schultz and the Project of Phenomenology in Architecture

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1 M. A. in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Art, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Art, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The present article is a translation of an article entitled Christian Norberg Schultz's Phenomenological Written Works in Architecture, which was written by Eli Haddad, an architect and professor of architecture at the American-Lebanese University in Bilbos, Lebanon. In March 2010, it was published in issue 15 of Architecture Theory Review. He completed his studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1994, Haddad has been teaching at the American-Lebanese University in design studios and architectural theories. Haddad's research interests include topics related to modern architecture, contemporary architecture in the Arab world, and urban developments. He has also presented several articles in this field in domestic and international magazines.
Norberg-Schultz theories are indebted to the thoughts of Martin Heidegger and were the first pioneers of the new attitude in architecture.
This article examines the theoretical works of Christian Norberg-Schultz, one of the most important supporters of the "phenomenological" approach in architecture, historian and theorist, and examines the development of his ideas during thirty years.
While Norberg-Schultz started his work with the book Architectural Intentions inspired by structuralist studies in semiotics, sociology and psychology in 1963, it did not take him long to write the books Being, Space and Architecture in 1971 and then with the book Soul of Place in 1980. And the concept of dwelling changed its position to the phenomenological approach. This article seeks to examine the theoretical written works of Christian Norberg-Schultz, in order to evaluate his interpretation of phenomenology and its application in architecture, as well as its relationship with the project of modernity.

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Andišnāme-ye Me’māri
Volume 3, Issue 5
August 2023
Pages 8-21

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  • Receive Date: 20 June 2024
  • Revise Date: 08 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 20 September 2024

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