<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article aims to analyse the contemporary conception of mission of architecture. The analysis is done by comparing the conception with principles of rationally organised activity, first of all clarity. The analysis revealed that the description of the mission is unclear and there are logical contradictions between the general definition and elaborated details of it. Two different “philosophies” govern architecture – the theoretically declared one and the one that is used in practice. It was concluded that there is a need for the modernisation of paradigm of architecture.</p></abstract>

The article aims to analyse the contemporary conception of mission of architecture. The analysis is done by comparing the conception with principles of rationally organised activity, first of all clarity. The analysis revealed that the description of the mission is unclear and there are logical contradictions between the general definition and elaborated details of it. Two different “philosophies” govern architecture – the theoretically declared one and the one that is used in practice. It was concluded that there is a need for the modernisation of paradigm of architecture.

Modern Conception of the Mission of Architecture in Architectural Theory and Practice

Architecture and Urban Planning

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The article aims to analyse the contemporary conception of mission of architecture. The analysis is done by comparing the conception with principles of...

Modern Conception of the Mission of Architecture in Architectural Theory and Practice

Published Online: Feb 18, 2017

Page range: 6 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2016-0008

Keywords
Architecture, contemporary, paradigm, problems

© 2016 Eugenijus Staniūnas, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Modern Conception of the Mission of Architecture in Architectural Theory and Practice

Published Online: Feb 18, 2017

Page range: 6 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2016-0008

KeywordsArchitecture, contemporary, paradigm, problems

© 2016 Eugenijus Staniūnas, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Architecture, contemporary, paradigm, problems