The concept features as a vital element in architectural protocol and its vocabulary. If architec... more The concept features as a vital element in architectural protocol and its vocabulary. If architecture and philosophy are defined as creation of concepts, then they are the terra nullius shared by both disciplines. By distinguishing the architectural concept from its philosophical counterpart, this paper analyzes the former as an entity that animates and directs a project as the documental prefiguration of an architectural object. In a more radical move, we consider architecture itself as a concept, that is, what makes architecture what it is and what this discipline can become tomorrow. In addition to decisively participating in the process of generating an object yet to be constructed (the fetus of a building), on a correlative level, the concept has an essential role in theoretical self-thematization of architecture and guards the future of the architectural profession as an autonomous intellectual discipline.
Dispositif između filozofske kategorije i arhitektonskog koncepta Sažetak Odgovor na pitanje o to... more Dispositif između filozofske kategorije i arhitektonskog koncepta Sažetak Odgovor na pitanje o tome postoji li napetost između uvida da nam koncept dispozitiva otkriva promjenljivost objektivne stvarnosti i teorije da projektiranje arhitektonskog objekta zavisi od različitih elemenata koji su obuhvaćeni konceptom dispozitiva. Glavna je teza ovoga članka da primjena dispozitiva u polju arhitekture pomaže boljem razumijevanju tog koncepta-od Michela Foucaulta, preko Gillesa Deleuzea do Giorgia Agambena. U članku iznosim argumente u prilog tvrdnji da se nestabilan filozofski koncept dispositifa može precizirati iskustvima arhitektonske prakse i teorije. Pokazat ću ne samo zašto je arhitektu potrebna filozofija nego i obratno, zašto arhitekt i njegova praksa mogu pomoći filozofima.
This paper aims at hypothesizing that the issue of technology could never be considered separate ... more This paper aims at hypothesizing that the issue of technology could never be considered separate from the creative act. We develop the hypothesis starting from Heidegger’s opposition of technology and the poietic, which we interpret through the dialectic between the performative and constative function of the hand. To overcome the Heideggerian problem of Enframing, we introduce the question of singularity inherent in every poietic activity which, however, does not result in conceiving technology as an instrument. When defining the nature of such poietic singularization we employ Spinoza’s concept of an inadequate idea – an idea that involves its cause but does not explain it. The inherent negativity of the inadequate idea generates the sphere in which the new appears as radical otherness. But in order to produce the new, that is, to perform it, technology has to be conceptualized and thus made an instrument – a singular instrument of the creative act. Article received: May 23, 2022;...
There are 800 towers in Belgrade, mostly built in the 20th century, at the time of Modernism. In ... more There are 800 towers in Belgrade, mostly built in the 20th century, at the time of Modernism. In relation to the prominent tradition of their construction, the current situation can be defined as a paradox of continuity – which can be expressed through two contradictions. The first contradiction is related to the comparison of the number of high-rise structures completed during the industrial development and the fact that after 1990 the number of realized structures of eight storeys or higher is insignificant. The second contradiction is related to the ratio of the height of the tallest existing structures and the maximum height allowed for the new structures, as defined by the current normative acts. In this context Belgrade has a tradition of high-rise construction, yet at present there is no awareness, and no professional or social consensus on the need for the high-rise developments. The restraints of height and land zoning for high-rise development are not only constraining fac...
Two great theories -one in philosophy, one in architecture -emerge nearly simultaneously in the t... more Two great theories -one in philosophy, one in architecture -emerge nearly simultaneously in the twentieth century: Gilles Deleuze's understanding of the "concept," that is, defining philosophy as an activity that produces concepts, and Peter Eisenman's idea of the "project" as a platform, "position," or "theory" of an architect. My intention is to suggest and problematize the idea of the concept as "capacity" or "potentiality" implying the production of a multitude of "concepts" or varying "conceptions." Deleuze's great significance for architecture of this century allowed for the construction of the "concept" as "author's potential," the source of activity and creative architectural acts. An architectural concept, determined in the course of the text, and thanks to which architectural terminology is redefined, could potentially be quite useful in philosophy and theory of the subject.
The concept features as a vital element in architectural protocol and its vocabulary. If architec... more The concept features as a vital element in architectural protocol and its vocabulary. If architecture and philosophy are defined as creation of concepts, then they are the terra nullius shared by both disciplines. By distinguishing the architectural concept from its philosophical counterpart, this paper analyzes the former as an entity that animates and directs a project as the documental prefiguration of an architectural object. In a more radical move, we consider architecture itself as a concept, that is, what makes architecture what it is and what this discipline can become tomorrow. In addition to decisively participating in the process of generating an object yet to be constructed (the fetus of a building), on a correlative level, the concept has an essential role in theoretical self-thematization of architecture and guards the future of the architectural profession as an autonomous intellectual discipline.
Dispositif između filozofske kategorije i arhitektonskog koncepta Sažetak Odgovor na pitanje o to... more Dispositif između filozofske kategorije i arhitektonskog koncepta Sažetak Odgovor na pitanje o tome postoji li napetost između uvida da nam koncept dispozitiva otkriva promjenljivost objektivne stvarnosti i teorije da projektiranje arhitektonskog objekta zavisi od različitih elemenata koji su obuhvaćeni konceptom dispozitiva. Glavna je teza ovoga članka da primjena dispozitiva u polju arhitekture pomaže boljem razumijevanju tog koncepta-od Michela Foucaulta, preko Gillesa Deleuzea do Giorgia Agambena. U članku iznosim argumente u prilog tvrdnji da se nestabilan filozofski koncept dispositifa može precizirati iskustvima arhitektonske prakse i teorije. Pokazat ću ne samo zašto je arhitektu potrebna filozofija nego i obratno, zašto arhitekt i njegova praksa mogu pomoći filozofima.
This paper aims at hypothesizing that the issue of technology could never be considered separate ... more This paper aims at hypothesizing that the issue of technology could never be considered separate from the creative act. We develop the hypothesis starting from Heidegger’s opposition of technology and the poietic, which we interpret through the dialectic between the performative and constative function of the hand. To overcome the Heideggerian problem of Enframing, we introduce the question of singularity inherent in every poietic activity which, however, does not result in conceiving technology as an instrument. When defining the nature of such poietic singularization we employ Spinoza’s concept of an inadequate idea – an idea that involves its cause but does not explain it. The inherent negativity of the inadequate idea generates the sphere in which the new appears as radical otherness. But in order to produce the new, that is, to perform it, technology has to be conceptualized and thus made an instrument – a singular instrument of the creative act. Article received: May 23, 2022;...
There are 800 towers in Belgrade, mostly built in the 20th century, at the time of Modernism. In ... more There are 800 towers in Belgrade, mostly built in the 20th century, at the time of Modernism. In relation to the prominent tradition of their construction, the current situation can be defined as a paradox of continuity – which can be expressed through two contradictions. The first contradiction is related to the comparison of the number of high-rise structures completed during the industrial development and the fact that after 1990 the number of realized structures of eight storeys or higher is insignificant. The second contradiction is related to the ratio of the height of the tallest existing structures and the maximum height allowed for the new structures, as defined by the current normative acts. In this context Belgrade has a tradition of high-rise construction, yet at present there is no awareness, and no professional or social consensus on the need for the high-rise developments. The restraints of height and land zoning for high-rise development are not only constraining fac...
Two great theories -one in philosophy, one in architecture -emerge nearly simultaneously in the t... more Two great theories -one in philosophy, one in architecture -emerge nearly simultaneously in the twentieth century: Gilles Deleuze's understanding of the "concept," that is, defining philosophy as an activity that produces concepts, and Peter Eisenman's idea of the "project" as a platform, "position," or "theory" of an architect. My intention is to suggest and problematize the idea of the concept as "capacity" or "potentiality" implying the production of a multitude of "concepts" or varying "conceptions." Deleuze's great significance for architecture of this century allowed for the construction of the "concept" as "author's potential," the source of activity and creative architectural acts. An architectural concept, determined in the course of the text, and thanks to which architectural terminology is redefined, could potentially be quite useful in philosophy and theory of the subject.
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