This study aims at explaining the significance of the &ldquo / field&rdquo / concept in contemporary architecture and urbanism, in reference to the technical definitions of the term in different disciplines.
In this context, it investigates the concepts of &ldquo / field&rdquo / in physics, psychology, art theory and criticism. It highlights the reinterpretation of the &ldquo / field&rdquo / concept in physics by eminent Gestalt psychologists, and its consequences for architecture and urbanism.
Starting from the definitions of the concept of &ldquo / field&rdquo / by Kurt Koffka and Kurt Lewin, and from the Gestalt Theory that constitutes the basis of these definitions, it brings into discussion a group of related notions that have been employed in art and architectural theory and criticism: &ldquo / psychophysical field,&rdquo / &ldquo / psychological life space,&rdquo / &ldquo / figure-ground,&rdquo / &ldquo / figure-field,&rdquo / and &ldquo / field-field.&rdquo
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12604996/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2004 |
| Creators | Kuzlu, Emre |
| Contributors | Akozer, Emel |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.Arch. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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