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Topic 1: Symbolism in Architecture

After checking the All Portals and Stub articles, I couldn't find anything about my proposed topic on the Architecture page, Philosophy of architecture page or Psychology of architecture page either. However, I totally agree with making it part of an existing article, perhaps though one focusing on Symbolism and not Architecture. In this case, Symbolism in Architecture would be a branch of Symbolism's application fields. Still, I believe the second proposal I made, meaning the article about Lebbeus Woods, would be much more valuable to Wikipedia and the architectural field. Andemet2 (talk) 12:21, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

EG: Anna, this sounds like a very interesting and valuable topic. I don't see anything about it on the Architecture page nor the Philosophy of architecture page. I'm wondering whether there is an article that lists the elements of architecture? I'm not saying this doesn't deserve its own article. You might add your material to that one, or add a brief description there and have a link to your new article.

Another way to check is go to the Wikipedia main page (see link upper left), click All Portals (upper right), and scroll down to Visual Arts/Architecture. On the Architecture portal page, at the bottom, there's an icon for architectureal Elements. On that page, I didn't find symbolism, but I wonder if you see any other topic that it might be a part of? Also, the last item of the list is architecture Stub articles. Looking through those, I don't see anything similar; do you? What do you think? WritingMan (talk) 16:03, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

This proposal of a new article will analyze the role of symbols as part of the architectural process as well as the ways in which they inform and affect various forms of spatial expression. Using archetypal symbolism as a point of departure, the article will present first the term’s origins and meaning in history as defined by Heraclitus, Pythagoras, and Plato in ancient Greece. Next it will focus on Carl G. Jung’s contemporary theory about unconscious (unintentional) and conscious (intentional) symbolism through the lens of psychology, an approach which has had a significant impact on the interpretation of the spaces we imagine and inhabit. Finally, examples of architectural projects which initiated design styles and trends on a global level dating from the 18th century to today will be analyzed for their symbolic context and expression.

Sources

1. Arnheim R. (1977) The Dynamics of Architectural Form, University of California Press.: In this book Rudolph Arnheim emphasizes on the role of visual effects in the production of architecture and art highlighting on the psychological qualities and value they add to the visual and spatial perception. This source will be used to support the definition and role of symbolism in the architectural process as well as to analyze two of the 18th-century examples I am thinking of presenting.
2. Βερόνα Ο., Κωστιδάκης Θ. (2010) Αρχιτεκτονική και Ψυχολογία: http://www.archive.gr/news.php?readmore=141: Article about the history of the archetypal symbols dating from ancient Greece to Carl G. Jung's theory. For the requirements of my proposed topic, it will be used for the "History" section of the article. It can be found on the website “archive.gr” which stands for a scientific periodical online journal focusing on topics from fields such as Classical Archeology, Epigraphic, Monetary, and Papyrology.
3. Jung. C.G. (1959) The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, New York: Pantheon.: This book presents extensively the Carl C. Jung's theory about the unconscious and conscious symbolism with a focus on the archetypal way of thinking, perceiving, and acting. It will be used for an analysis of the article's topic from a psychological point of view.
4. Kroll A. (2010) AD Classics: Jewish Museum , Berlin/ Daniel Libeskind: www.archdaily.com/91273/ad-classics-jewish-museum-berlin-daniel-libeskind/: Article about one of the architectural examples I would analyze which is found on one of the most important international architectural websites. Additional reference sources will be added to support the analysis of the project.
5. Kroll A. (2011) AD Classics: Church of LIght / Tado Ando: www.archdaily.com/101260/ad-classics-church-of-the-light-tadao-ando/: (Similarly to the previous source) Article about one of the architectural examples I would analyze which is found on one of the most important international architectural websites. Additional reference sources will be added to support the analysis of the project.

Andemet2 (talk) 21:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Topic 2: Lebbeus Woods

Having researched a lot about Lebbeus Woods for my work in the past, I realized that there are not many theoretical sources about him as an architect, his life and work apart from his books and blogspot, thus making the research process extremely difficult and outdated. By adding basic but yet crucial information to this article, I believe that Wikipedia could add important value to not only this topic but also the field of architecture. Therefore, I am more interested in working on this proposal. Andemet2 (talk) 12:11, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

EG: These additions sound very promising and very important. And it would probably be easier to write and be good practice in articulating architectural ideas. (Topic 1 would also be good for that as well.) Which excites you more?WritingMan (talk) 16:06, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

This is a proposal of editing an existing article about Lebbeus Woods and his work and oeuvre as an architect known for his visionary approach to the articulation and understanding of architecture in environments under any form of crisis. The existing article is classified as "Start and Highly Important" and is thus poor in context and depth, opposing to the architect's rich contribution to the architectural field. Throughout his architecture path, Woods intensified the reflection on applied architectural theory and practice and emphasizes the necessity of a new understanding of space and of human existence in it. By seeking ways in which architecture can set free from any conventionally-established parameters, he produced an intricately creative and complicated series of drawings which, for many, are difficult to understand and interpret. In the proposed article, some of the drawings that epitomized his trajectory, such as the ones made for the Berlin Wall, DMZ Korea, and Havana project, respectively, will be presented and analyzed. In an effort to enrich the existing "Philosophy" section, two of Woods’s key terms and architectural notions, namely "freespace" and "multiplicity", will be added to the existing article and analyzed in the lens of some of his visionary projects that marked his career. Finally, a list of projects and influences in other fields will be added.

Sources

1. Woods, L. (1997) Radical Reconstruction, New York: Princeton Architectural Press.: Book about Lebbeus Woods's radical and visionary philosophy as expressed in some of his most acknowledged projects.
2. Woods, L. (1992) ANARCHITECTURE: Architecture is a Political Act, Great Britain: Acad-emy Editions/ St. Martin’s Press.: Book by Lebbeus Woods presenting extensively his approach to architecture's role in contemporary society.
3. Foucault, M. (1993) Οf Οther Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias, στο J. Ockman (ed.), Architecture Culture 1943¬1968 - Α document anthology, Rizzoli, N. York. : Book by Michel Foucault offering a philosophical definition of heterotopias and thresholds as transitions from one spatial reality to the other. This source will be used for the analysis of the "freespace" that influenced significantly Woods's trajectory.
4. Moulard, L., Moulard, V. (2013) Henri Bergson, The multiplicity concept, The Stanford En-cyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2013/entries/bergson/ :An analysis of the term "multiplicity" as defined by Bergson and explained in terms of algebra and space.

Andemet2 (talk) 22:23, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Lebbeus Woods

This is a proposal of editing the existing article about Lebbeus Woods, his work, and oeuvre as an architect known for his visionary approach to the articulation and understanding of architecture in environments under any form of crisis. In the existing article, the Philosophy section outlined briefly Woods's overall trajectory but lacked in-depth information about his architectural vocabulary in particular, around which he structured his matter of concern. An analysis of the terms freespace, wall, multiplicity, and heterarchy was added to give an insight into his architectural perspective that led him to his visionary world. In an effort to show the architect's rich contribution to the architectural field, these key terms were next analyzed in the lens of some of his projects under the section titled Works, including Havana, Korean DMZ, and Underground Berlin which epitomized his trajectory. Although these additions were made to the existing article, there is still a need for a section focusing on Woods's influence on other architects, such as Zaha Hadid and Peter Eisenman, as well as his relations to the architectural movement known as Anarchitecture, represented mainly by Gordon Matta Clark and his radical architectural expression.Andemet2 (talk) 06:05, 24 May 2019 (UTC)