| Title |
The Architectural Environment as a Self-organizing System |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study is to understand and redefine the nature of architectural environment within the paradigm of natural science.The chaos theory, non-equilibrium thermodynamics theory, self-organization of modern physics offer new insights to explain not only natural phenomena but also to define creative and dynamic architectural environment.First, natural laws in modern physics like the arrow of time but is related not only with certainty but also possibility, so nature is understood as a constantly changing process of evolution.Second, the new architectural environment is defined as a kind of fluid and irreducible organic biosystem that cannot be fully understood by modernist idea of architecture. It is conceived of as a fluid, constantly changing self-oraganizing system that consists of different situations, events, movements and programs in uncertain and irreducible time frame.Third, insights and implications of natural science offer new language and strategy for design, and the two disciplines can be understood as interdependent and co-evolving |