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Architecture Typology

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Architecture typology is the classification of buildings and structures based on their form, function, and design characteristics. It involves analyzing and categorizing architectural styles, spatial arrangements, and construction methods to understand their historical, cultural, and social contexts.
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Architecture typology is the classification of buildings and structures based on their form, function, and design characteristics. It involves analyzing and categorizing architectural styles, spatial arrangements, and construction methods to understand their historical, cultural, and social contexts.

Key research themes

1. How do architectural types and typologies contribute to cultural sustainability and cognitive understanding in architecture?

This research theme investigates the role of architectural types beyond mere formal classification, emphasizing their cognitive and sociocultural functions in sustaining cultural milieus. It examines how shared cultural schemas and architectural conventions actively participate in shaping sustainable environments, embedding collective memory, and facilitating meaningful interpretation and continuity in built environments.

Key finding: This study demonstrates that architectural types function as cognitive frameworks grounded in shared cultural schemas, enabling societies to interpret and produce architecture in ways that foster cultural sustainability. The... Read more
Key finding: Through extensive case studies, this research highlights that typological clarity in existing buildings enhances architectural quality and adaptability, promoting resilience and sustainability through adaptive reuse. It... Read more
Key finding: The atlas of architectural transformations categorizes buildings according to typological strength and spatial quality, showing that a strong typological footprint correlates with resilience and longevity through adaptive... Read more
Key finding: Revisiting Aldo Rossi’s analogical city concept, this work situates architectural types as collective memory bearers that enable critical and emancipatory practices in the city. It argues that typological forms operate as... Read more
Key finding: This study innovatively applies generative AI and computational methods to model and analyze architectural typologies, revealing that types embody complex, layered compositional attributes linked to socioeconomic and... Read more

2. How can geometric and spatial typologies elucidate architectural composition and scale in contemporary and traditional buildings?

This theme focuses on the systematic study of geometric configurations and spatial relationships as fundamental drivers of architectural typologies. It interrogates how formal properties such as plan geometry, symmetry, scale, and spatial organization structure architectural design and typological classification across periods and regions, incorporating both computational and manual methodologies.

Key finding: This research identifies latent compositional and morphological structures within contemporary architecture based on square plans, revealing patterns in symmetry/asymmetry and unity/plurality of elements, and elucidates the... Read more
Key finding: Using shape grammar, this study constructs a two-stage generative typological model connecting formal structures and spatial relationships in traditional Iranian introverted houses. It establishes structural continuity... Read more
Key finding: Through qualitative field observations and interviews, this study classifies layout patterns of the 'pawon' (kitchen) in traditional Javanese houses, revealing distinct spatial relationships to the main residential unit... Read more
Key finding: The paper advances a refined typology of Southern Urals Bronze Age fortified settlements based on spatial planning patterns, morphology, settlement size, and fortification strength, utilizing graphic restoration and... Read more
Key finding: This article analyses the evolution of mosque plan drawings in Western scholarship, revealing how progressive abstraction and orthographic representations redefined mosques typologically as isolated monuments. It highlights... Read more

3. In what ways does the notion of architectural typology intersect with cultural identity, social narratives, and historical transformations?

This theme explores the sociocultural dimensions of architectural typologies as active mediators of identity, memory, and social change. It covers how architecture embodies evolving cultural expressions, political contexts, and narratives, with typology serving as a lens to understand stylistic reinvention, ritual spatiality, and socio-political symbolism.

Key finding: This study documents the emergence of Neo-Andean architectural style in Bolivia as a synthesis of traditional Aymara cultural programs and modern aesthetics. The style exemplifies a transmodern cultural phenomenon that... Read more
Key finding: Through ethnographic engagement with architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre, this narrative highlights how Neo-Andean architecture materially embodies the reconfiguration of Andean cultural identity. It reveals that architectural... Read more
Key finding: This paper argues that the coupled typology of basilica and rotunda, originating in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, serves as a foundational architectural archetype facilitating ritual distinctions in medieval... Read more
Key finding: Examining the 16th-century Fuggerei housing complex, this paper reveals typological innovation in affordable housing aligned with shifting social attitudes towards poverty and early capitalist values. The introduction of... Read more
Key finding: This research classifies architectural interactions emphasizing that buildings' autonomy and relationality are complementary rather than oppositional. It develops a theoretical framework for understanding how architecture... Read more

All papers in Architecture Typology

El carrer Arenys al barri de la Teixonera (així com el carrer Samaniego) encara conserva l'ambient de barri popular que descriu Juan Marsé, de algunes casetes amb jardí, reculades, on el verd de alguns grans arbres s'infiltra entre grans... more
Given the extensive data sources represented by urban environments, this book investigates the potential of architecting for cities using large-scale models – the technological underpinning of Generative AI. Koehler examines Large... more
This special issue offers reflections on socialist-era housing beyond the narrow focus on heritage protection, and connects social practices of state socialism with current urban contexts and broader societal concerns surrounding equity,... more
A redefinition of garden typology, including the ideological perspective of the users, and a new definition of what it is for a garden to be 'Dutch'. CONTENTS - The Issue of Puritanism - Same Garden - Different Meaning - Proud Display -... more
Αναγνωρίζοντας ότι η στεγαστική έλλειψη είναι ένα πρόβλημα μεγάλων διαστάσεων, διαχρονικό και περίπλοκο, που δημιουργεί ερωτήματα και αποζητά διαφορετικές λύσεις, με την ερευνητική αυτή θα αναλύσουμε τον τρόπο σχεδίασης της γειτονίας... more
Courtyard housing, a design concept rooted in centuries-old traditions across various cultures, is widely recognized for its ability to create semi-private urban spaces within housing developments. However, the interpretation of courtyard... more
The tourism sector, transformed under the influence of globalization, has paved the way for the development of new and alternative accommodation types alongside traditional lodging methods. Capsule hotels, which have gained prominence... more
This study focuses on the evolution of the capsule hotel typology which is an extension of capsule architecture's lineage. Originating as compact, mobile spatial units, capsules emerged as a both utopian and realistic response to postwar... more
The shaping of urban features is profoundl influenced by the underlying urban context, and architectural features and style management are important parts of the protection and cultivation of urban identity. However, in China, oversight... more
Prefabrication and the industrialization of the construction industry are often discussed in the context of social and affordable housing, but rarely within luxury buildings such as villas. In this essay, I argue that attempts to resist... more
Lauretta Vinciarelli (1943–2011) is perhaps best known for her evocative watercolor paintings and her decade-long creative partnership with Donald Judd. This essay by Jolanda Devalle instead foregrounds Vinciarelli’s contributions as an... more
The effect of modernization in Iran has taken place in different ways in many different fields. The modernization that emerged with its unique features in politics, economy, religion, culture, art and architecture started in Iran from the... more
Ja hem parlat en altres articles sobre l'evolució de la població de Dosrius al llarg de la història 1 . Un fita en el recompte de la població el constitueix el cens efectuat a l'any 1857 en què l'estadística ens informa que Dosrius té... more
This chapter examines how artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the morphology of the city and the conduct of urban design. It frames contemporary machine learning as a dynamic design ecology that responds to real-time signals while... more
Affordances of Architectural Typology is a research project and publication that investigates architectural affordances-understood here as the inherent possibilities for use, adaptation, and interaction that a building's design... more
Affordances of Architectural Typology is a research project and publication that investigates architectural affordances-understood here as the inherent possibilities for use, adaptation, and interaction that a building's design... more
Architectural Affordances is a collection of drawings that trace transforma- tions in thirty buildings over time. Organized into three categories based on time-periods and life cycles – centuries, over one hundred years, and less than a... more
The structural order followed by nature, also adopted in the construction of Hindu temples, was to depict the ultimate truth. This became possible by following fractal geometry. Fractal geometry plays a major part in the transmission of... more
This paper discusses the legality of financial transactions carried out by people with mental disabilities and intellectual disabilities. From a social point of view, these two disability groups are part of the members of society who also... more
This study aims to analyze and discuss the continuity and ruptures in urban memory through streets and using maps. The permanence of the spatial elements that form the city is directly related to the continuity of urban memory. Among the... more
The following article presents a narrative account of the emergence of a new architectural style in Bolivia's youngest city, El Alto. The encounter with the self-taught architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre and his creative practice is... more
At the beginning of the 21st century, within the indigenous city of El Alto in Bolivia, a multi-functional architectural type was consolidated in the urban landscape. This architectural type was capable of including social programmes... more
Prima edizione maggio 2025 © LetteraVentidue Edizioni © testi e immagini: rispettivi autori È vietata la riproduzione, anche parziale, effettuata con qualsiasi mezzo, compresa la fotocopia, anche ad uso interno o didattico. Per la legge... more
Abstrak. Tulisan ini akan menjawab pertanyaan: Apakah perempuan adalah kelompok kelas kedua dalam Islam? Jawaban atas pertanyaan tersebut adalah bahwa dalam kenyataannya Islam pada awal kemunculannya telah mengangkat status perempuan... more
Version 4 of my doctoral dissertation was devoted to adapting neurophenomenology as methodology for designing for consciousness, specifically at the scale of the village; therefore, this composed Chapter 9 was foundational. The final... more
Ao longo dos anos 90 do século passado foram lançadas diversas iniciativas orientadas ao desenvolvimento local em espaço rural e à revitalização e reabilitação dos núcleos populacionais, nas quais era conferido particular destaque à... more
Bayan Village is one of traditional villages in Lombok Island that keeps the custom of Sasak-Bayan tribe. The settlement pattern in Bayan Village is formed by mountainous geographical condition and kinship. The objective of this reseach... more
The issue of housing for humans has been extensively studied and remains highly relevant. While multi-story buildings in both large and small cities have addressed the need for residential accommodations, key aspects essential to ensuring... more
The intensification of construction, typical for most Kazakhstani cities today, entails the densification of buildings in the central part, including areas with historical architecture. This allows us to talk about the need to form a new... more
Il territorio marsicano è al centro della produzione letteraria di Ignazio Silone che, in linea con la propria ideologia, riveste di connotati simbolici e di significati sociali gli elementi del paesaggio: la montagna conquistata a... more
Il terremoto della Marsica del 13 gennaio 1915 è stato uno dei più disastrosi per l’Italia. Si verificò in un contesto del tutto particolare, cioè mentre in Europa imperversava la guerra e l’Italia si approssimava a entravi. Ciò... more
A imagem da vila intramuros de Mértola, no Sul de Portugal, sugere a persistência da sua arquitetura no tempo. O estudo detalhado do conjunto das suas habitações, com recurso a disciplinas e métodos diversos, revela, ao contrário, um... more
última modificación, 31/12/19. Las opiniones expresadas por los autores no necesariamente reflejan la postura del editor de la publicación. Foto de portada y contraportada: Gerardo Miguel Arzeta Fajardo La presentación y disposición, en... more
Initialy architecture borns merely to create housing as place of shielding at environment trouble: nature and animal (Rapoport,1969). Thereby form and function of in architecture is man response at environment. In development, response at... more
Initialy architecture borns merely to create housing as place of shielding at environment trouble: nature and animal (Rapoport,1969). Thereby form and function of in architecture is man response at environment. In development, response at... more
Problem statement: Typology provides a simple and diagrammatic description of a group of phenomena and establishes a degree of connection or affinity between those phenomena. Many studies have addressed the typology of spaces of... more
En las últimas décadas la manzana tradicional ha tenido una reconsideración importante que ha ido progresivamente en aumento: hacerla más abierta. Si en un principio se consideraba la manzana como una edificación alineada perimetralmente... more
Text-guided generation of images with deep learning technology has made significant advances and has seen an increasing interest since 2021. With these mostly web-based models, users can synthesise photorealistic and high-quality digital... more
ABSTRAK Asas Ultra Petitum Partium (Hakim memutuskan suatu gugatan tidak boleh melampaui apa yang digugat). Asas ini diatur dalam Pasal 178 ayat (3) HIR (Ia tidak diizinkan menjatuhkan keputusan atas perkara yang tidak digugat), dan... more
Анотація: виявлено типологічні особливості для групування тимчасових поселень та можливість їхнього розподілу по 4 групам за значенням містобудівних моделей. Особлива увага приділяється виявленню морфології тимчасових поселень, як... more
Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Dengan menyebut nama Allah SWT yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang, dengan ini penulis panjatkan puji syukur atas kehadirat-Nya, yang telah melimpahkan rahmat-Nya kepada penulis, sehingga... more
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