The Body as the Site of Architectural Knowledge

Abstract

Architecture is not only about buildings but more about the interwoven relationships between the built environment, people, and other living organisms. So, the knowledge of architecture does not merely belong to the world of objects, yet to the whole world that consists of subjects and objects. Here, the body becomes the mediator that constructs the relationship between these two worlds. Through this relationship knowledge is produced within the body, thus the body becomes the site of this knowledge production process. In this paper I would like to discuss the discovery and production of architectural knowledge through a theoretical background – based on the interconnected relationships between philosophy, psychology and architecture – and my teaching practices.