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Studia socjologiczne nad architekturą. W stronę architektury jako procesu (re)konstruowania
Sociological Studies on Architecture: Towards Architecture as a Process of (Re)constructing

Author(s): Mateusz Włodarek
Subject(s): Architecture, Sociology of Art
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: architecture; process; materiality; sociological reflections on architecture;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses sociologists’ evolving interest in the study of architecture observed over the last few decades. The first part constitutes a critical review of existing approaches to sociological reflections on architecture. This is followed by a presentation of three areas of research that clearly show a paradigm shift: from object to process. The last section indicates the consequences of researchers adopting an understanding of architecture as a dynamic object that becomes a fully-fledged actor in societal life.

  • Issue Year: 65/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 107-124
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish