&ldquo / Place&rdquo / is a complex and contested term being exposed to various theorizations and
positions in diverse fields. Aiming to get an understanding of what it may contribute
to in the discourse of architecture, the thesis firstly offers a framework that helps to
depict a genealogy of &ldquo / place&rdquo / through its itinerary in phenomenologically driven
human geography where it originated as a conceptual term, and in architecture to
which became an important issue of debate and theorization over the relation between
building activity and the ground. Conveying an understanding of &ldquo / place&rdquo / as an ethical
component in architecture&rsquo / s agenda, the thesis defines architecture as the
&ldquo / identification of place&rdquo / , and comes up with ideas for a conceptual framework of
&ldquo / gathering&rdquo / insight concerning the physical location/condition, namely &ldquo / place&rdquo / ,
through the study and understanding of its components, namely &ldquo / reading&rdquo / them. The
significance of defining, listening to and interpreting physical location/condition for a
more &ldquo / enriched mission of architecture&rdquo / within developing a notion of dialogue is
addressed in this thesis.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610086/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2008 |
| Creators | Ozmetin, Yeliz |
| Contributors | Cengizkan, Ali |
| 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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