Reading architectural space through a staged event

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2003

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Temizer, Seda

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This study is an inquiry into the architectural aspects of أstage spaceؤ, which is believed to be the materialization of visual relationships, with the claim that it is also the best illustration of the proposition that architectural discourse is affected by the changes in visual culture. The study is based on the assumption that changes in the conceptualization of architectural space have also been influenced from the shifts in the field of vision, which are the consequences of the changes in the social, political and economical circumstances as well as the developments in science and technology. Within the acknowledgement of three major shifts in the field of vision that have been identified by Jonathan Crary, the study focuses on a reading and assessment of twentieth century developments that differ from the أtraditional conception of spaceؤ and ways of أspatial representationؤ. Being a key to reconsider architectural space production, the outcomes of these developments are read through the construction of stage and performance spaces. Stage space possesses knowledge about the making of architecture. This study is an attempt to demonstrate how stage space is in relation to or anticipates changes in conception of architecture. Because of its instant nature and flexibility, stage space can be seen as a tool for making experiments for possible changes in the conception of architectural space.

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Architecture, Space (Architecture), Visuality, Vision, Space conception, Performance space, Stage space, Surface, Illusion

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/1218379/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/13897

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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S. Temizer, “Reading architectural space through a staged event,” M.Arch. - Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, 2003.