Formalism and anti-formalism as continuities and discontinuities

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When form is in consideration, there exist two seemingly distinct attitudes to form giving activity, which seem to be constantly in opposition, namely formalist and anti-formalist approaches. The aim of this study is to explore the sources of, and interactions and transformations between formalist and anti-formalist design processes, without overlooking the conventional formalist understanding. The intention is to find out how a tendency in architecture, which challenged the understanding of a pure, timeless, unchangeable, ideal form emerged as a new problematic of architectural form. In that respect, the discussion will be concentrating on some figures of both architectural theory and practice to reach an accumulation of a theoretical and practical knowledge on the issue, to disclose the true potential of architectural form in the contemporary world.

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Architectural Design and Drawing.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/14884

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A. Ağar, “Formalism and anti-formalism as continuities and discontinuities,” M.Arch. - Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, 2004.