Critique of functionalist reasoning and dwelling theory
This article aims to develop a succinct critical examination of the notions of utility, implementation and purpose in architecture and urban development. Terms such as utility or function have been used in theoretical discourses without rigorous conceptual definition. Therefore, both sentences and i...
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Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/crn/article/view/8204 |
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| Sumario: | This article aims to develop a succinct critical examination of the notions of utility, implementation and purpose in architecture and urban development. Terms such as utility or function have been used in theoretical discourses without rigorous conceptual definition. Therefore, both sentences and ideologies have proliferated, that have converged in a peculiarly heteroclite manner within the current of what we prefer to characterize here as functionalist reason, that is, a slightly ambiguous manner of committing to the reason behind architecture. However, this critique of functionalist reasoning cannot simply be resolved with the proposal of rigorous Dwelling Theory and urban development. Dwelling Theory can be founded on a proposed theoretical/conceptual deconstruction of the complex idea of function. |
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