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What significance architecture could possibly have, what role it could play and what form it could take are questions that can no longer be satisfactorily addressed within the limitations of the research field of architectural history and theory. The research question “What can architecture potentially be?” is a fundamental problem of architectural theory. Whenever the potential dimension of architecture as medium of communication is at stake, architecture should be approached as a 'cultural' practice. One of the premises of the present study is the exploration of methods and tools to conceive of the potential role of architecture as shaping, deconstructing, mediating and generating a tangled web of human identities, -individual and collective-, within a well defined but dynamic spatio-cultural context. The underlying hypothesis is that if culture-specific concepts of ordered space and built form can be studied as a force rather than as a stable entity, the potentiality of architecture will be better understood. Given the fact that every spatio-cultural constellation is a dynamic entity that is continually in motion (from generation over disintegration to revitalization), there is a need to introduce the issue of change. To study the issue of change from an architectural point of view, the conceptual framework is represented by the tension field of tradition and modernity. One of the objectives of the present dissertation is to add something to these debate on tradition and modernity by exploring one of the tension field’s polar ends, -tradition-, in relation to a number of faculties that are usually associated with its implied opposite, modernity. The cultural matrix investigated in this dissertation is Bhutan, one of the world's most secluded, hitherto well-preserved and uncharted 'living' architectural traditions. Bhutan is a small independent Himalayan Buddhist kingdom where one can still observe a blend of centuries-old (rural) architectural traditions, and the first attempts to introduce and structure urban space as the materialization of a ‘modern’ (urban) condition. How can, -in the light of the research question and the proposed conceptual framework-, a detailed study of Bhutan’s traditional dwelling culture contribute to a more dynamic definition of tradition? Leaving aside the fact that in Bhutan the tension field of tradition and modernity is embodied by distinct architectural figures of village and city respectively, the real fascination for Bhutan as contextual framework comes forth from the observation that some of the faculties that are associated with the ‘transitory’ concept of modernity are more likely to be found in Bhutan’s traditional condition than in its imported version of built space. Indeed, in Bhutan there is presumptive evidence that factors such as change, impermanence, ambiguity, tolerance, deconstruction and reconstruction are celebrated as exponents of Bhutanese traditionality. This process of negotiation is facilitated by the fact that Bhutanese tradition is not a fossilized body of habits and conventions, but is rather based on an outlook that permits and even stimulates change. This dynamic feature of Bhutanese tradition is particularly obvious in its building and dwelling culture, which presents us with remarkable evidence of the intimate relation between culture and architecture. That is why Bhutanese traditional building and dwelling culture is the focus of the dissertation.

373.67 --- 72.03 --- Bhutan --- Bhoetan --- Architectuuronderzoek --- Onderzoek (architectuur) --- Architectuur (geschiedenis) --- Architectuurgeschiedenis --- Docenten Sint-Lucas Gent ; architectuur --- Doctoraat in de architectuur ; KU Leuven ; Faculty of Architecture --- Architectuur ; geschiedenis ; Bhutan --- Onderzoek in de architectuur --- Architectuuronderzoek ; KU Leuven ; Faculteit Architectuur --- 72(541.31) --- Architectuur ; Bhutan

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726 <59> --- Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur--Zuid-Oost Azië.Indochina --- Theses --- 726 <59> Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur--Zuid-Oost Azië.Indochina

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During the 1990s, urban design in Flanders was premised upon a fundamental rethinking of the discipline. As elsewhere in Europe its cause could be found in the massive disuse of urban and industrial infrastructure from the nineteenth century such as slaughterhouses, barracks, railway yards and factories that became redundant in the post-industrial age. Models for expansion and modernist master plans appeared unsuitable to initiate the transformation of these brownfields. An in-depth exploration of these sites was required and urban design proved to be an interesting instrument of exploration and prospection that replaced previous modernist norms, programmatic formulas and guidelines. The pioneering urban project of the 1990s introduced a renewed interpretation of design research, as design became a research strategy and a way of conducting research.There is however still a lot of confusion and controversy over the nature of design research. In Flanders several conferences and seminars have recently been organized by different schools of architecture. Outside academia, various urban design experiments such as the Dutch AIR manifestations, the French arc en rëve and marchés de définition, or the Viennese seminars on architecture serve as laboratories for exploring pressing but ill-defined urban design issues, and projecting visions for the future in a co-productive manner by involving a wide audience in the urban debate. This dissertation investigates one particular initiative: the RUA workshops which are organized since 2002 by the Research Unit Urbanism & Architecture at the University of Leuven. Through action research, namely by co-organizing and actively taking part in four urban design workshops, the research investigates the contribution of designerly research within participatory urban design practices. Approaches for more inclusive design processes are being looked for, and how design and participation could go hand in hand or even beyond their mutual scopes. The workshops test the role of designerly research as a powerful interactive tool for collective decision-making on the spatial organization and construction of places. By emphasizing involvement of different types of users and stakeholders, designerly research may strengthen its role as a principal method used by society to envision how we want to live in the future.

academic collection --- 72.013 --- 72 --- Vormgeving in de architectuur: proporties; afmetingen; harmonische systemen; principes van eenheid, orde, symmetrie --- Architectuur. Bouwkunst --- Theses --- 72 Architectuur. Bouwkunst --- 72.013 Vormgeving in de architectuur: proporties; afmetingen; harmonische systemen; principes van eenheid, orde, symmetrie --- 72 Architecture --- Architecture

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History of the Netherlands --- Christian church history --- anno 1200-1499 --- Utrecht --- 726 <492 UTRECHT> --- 726 --- Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur--Nederland--UTRECHT --- Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur --- Theses --- 72 <09> --- 726.6 --- Architectuurgeschiedenis. Bouwgeschiedenis --- Kathedralen. Domkerken --- 726 Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur --- 726 <492 UTRECHT> Religieuze bouwkunst. Kerkelijke bouwkunst. Sacrale architectuur--Nederland--UTRECHT --- 726.6 Kathedralen. Domkerken --- 72 <09> Architectuurgeschiedenis. Bouwgeschiedenis --- architectuur --- kerken

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711.4 --- 72.036 --- Academic collection --- #BIBC:T2004 --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw --- Theses --- 72.036 Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw