METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING - ANALYSIS OF THREE METHODOLOGICAL MODELS IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

Architecture reflect itself since Vitruvius, but it is difficult to define its epistemological base, so interpretations are sometimes developed in other disciplines. Thinking architecture is about reflection and extension of architectural concepts, cultural practices, and interrelated areas of art, philosophy, politics, etc. Methods of research and interpretation of architectural phenomena and actions belong to different sciences. Incompleteness of understanding is obvious, and it points us toward a paradigm of complex thinking. Understanding the art, including architectural themes and the phenomenon, is originated in the history of art and aesthetics. Although psychology and philosophy in the world of phenomena, carry over as a scientific discipline, we do not fully reveal the character of space and the kind of phenomena in it. Contemporary theoretical field of architecture is largely a product of postmodern architectural thought. This paper examines the position from which to build a modern architectural phenomenological opinion through three methodological models - creative, emotional and rational. This research should contribute to the way of understanding contemporary architectural phenomenon, with the intention of providing a general level of credibility and understanding in order to open the possibility of methodological application for a specific job or field.