| Title |
Comparative Analysis of Boundary Organization in OMA and SANAA Through Badiou's Concept of the Event |
| Authors |
조별이(Jo, Byeol-Yi) ; 장용순(Chang, Yong-Soon) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2026.42.10.277 |
| Keywords |
Badiou; Void; Boundary; Order; Event; OMA; SANAA |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to re-examine the potential of architectural events in contemporary discourse on architectural voids through the
lens of Alain Badiou's event theory. The study argues that architectural events arise not from the void itself, but from structural boundaries
where spatial order cannot be fully sustained. Based on this premise, the architectural strategies of OMA and SANAA were examined. First,
OMA creates intentional tension by overlapping boundaries and intersecting circulation paths. This tension encourages users to reconsider their
perception of space, creating conditions for potential events by allowing new relationships to emerge within structural gaps. Second, SANAA
maintains an incomplete spatial order by dissolving conventional hierarchies. Boundaries remain open-ended and are rediscovered through user
actions, enabling subjective interpretations of space within the margins intentionally left undefined by the architect. In conclusion, architectural
events emerge through the structural instability created by tension and incompleteness. Rather than viewing openness alone as the source of
architectural events, this study demonstrates that architectural voids can function as an evental horizon where structural order and subjective
action intersect. |