Architecture's 'other’: an ontological reading of the abject relationship with interior design

Dialectic relationships exist between architecture and emergent architecturally informed disciplines. Interior design constitutes such a discipline and is considered a critical case study. The main problem is to investigate the ontology of interior design by considering its affilia- tion with architecture. With the use of Julia Kristeva’s construct, the abject, a synopsis of architectural and interior design theory is read to ascertain the dialectic and overlapping relationship. Through heuristic enquiry an ontological analysis of interior design (with refer- ence to essentialist aspects of architecture) is made. The Manichean dialectic is employed to produce qualita- tive descriptions that portray the disciplines as dis- crete ‘others’. Architecture is a normative profession which considers interior design as a part of itself

A corpus of early ionic capitals

Definition of the design evolution of the Hellenic Ionic Order and Ionic votive column typology is at present hampered by lacunae in knowledge regarding the Archaic Ionic capital in its foundational phase in architectural and gIyptic art. The study identifies comprehensive contextually based typological knowledge of the Archaic Ionic capital as prerequisite to further understanding of its founding, in itself required to complete a design history of the Ionic Order and Ionic votive column. In this study this knowledge is represented in the form of a corpus where lacunae in current databases, typological ordering models and subsequent typological interpretations of the capital are filled through the inclusion of new data, integration of existing ordering models and through introducing new dimensions of interpretation. The study discloses! style evolution as well as the design and making processes inherent to the early Ionic capital, and defines the early Ionic capital as one of the artifacts from which a particular focus of cultural endeavour in the Archaic Hellenic period may be reconstructed. Conclusions from the revisionary typological interpretation are employed in the formulation of a critical framework within which the achieved conclusions may be brought in relation with relevant contextual evidence and typological interpretations from other cultural enclaves, from which a history of the early Ionic capital may be constructed. The framework includes identification of existing interpretations and knowledge which have become irrelevant and the still required research, which may be brought in relation to existing knowledge. The achieved ordering model, typological interpretation and historiographical framework together act as open-ended reference, interpretive and explorative tools for further cross-disciplinary research into the evolution of the early Ionic capital as well as its architectural and artistic context. This is due to their integrative, comprehensive and contextual nature, as well as their formulation which accommodates changes emanating from future archaeological interpretation.Thesis (PhD (Architecture))--University of Pretoria, 2007.Architectureunrestricte

Architecture's 'other' : an ontological reading of the abject relationship with interior design

Dialectic relationships exist between architecture and emergent architecturally informed disciplines. Interior design constitutes such a discipline and is considered a critical case study. The main problem is to investigate the ontology of interior design by considering its affiliation with architecture. With the use of Julia Kristeva’s construct, the abject, a synopsis of architectural and interior design theory is read to ascertain the dialectic and overlapping relationship. Through heuristic enquiry an ontological analysis of interior design (with reference to essentialist aspects of architecture) is made. The Manichean dialectic is employed to produce qualitative descriptions that portray the disciplines as discrete ‘others’. Architecture is a normative profession which considers interior design as a part of itself.This research was undertaken as part of the requirements for the degree Master of Interior Architecture at the University of Pretoria (Königk, 2011). The research was completed with financial assistance in the form of a postgraduate scholarship from the University of Pretoria. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the University of Pretoria.am2013ai201

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A search for correspondences in tectonic syntax of Hellenic monumentalised art and architecture before the Classical period

In offering new understanding of the tectonic syntax included in Hellenic art and architecture, the article demonstrates the transference of abstract ideas from one art form to another, the effects of the acceptance of tradition in design, as well as the evolution of an "esprit de systeme" over time. Rhys Carpenter's earlier tectonic understanding of the Hellenic Orders is expanded through an analysis of the tectonic syntax in examples of late Mycenaean to Archaic art and the Archaic Ionic Order. A synthetic understanding of the interplay between style and tectonic syntax in Mycenaean and Hellenic pre-Classical monumental art and Archaic Hellenic architecture is constructed through integration of the results of the analysis with Thomas Noble Howe's analysis of the tectonic syntax of the Doric Order.Article digitised using: Suprascan 1000 RGB scanner, scanned at 400 dpi; 24-bit colour; 100% Image derivating - Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Image levels, crop, deskew Abbyy Fine Reader No.9 - Image manipulation + OCR Adobe Acrobat 9 (PDF)http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b171913

Tobacco shed, Twenty Four Rivers

Hand drawn sketch of the tobacco shed on the farm 24 Rivers, done by Karel Bakker.File type: 600 DPI TIF, Scanner used: Cannonscan 8000f, Software used: Adobe Photoshop V7 and Adobe Acrobat Proffesional V6, File dimensions: 4984 x 7000 pixels, File size: 79 MB, Compression algorythm: Flate and CCITT group 4, Original document: 28.8 x 20.7 cm handdrawn sketch

Erfenisterreine in Suid Afrika : 'n uitbreiding van resente interpretasie en verteenwoordiging

South Africans have rich, complex and unique histories. Current South African society is similarly unique, non-monolithic and complex. The last twelve years of Democracy have not resulted in a coconstructed vision of how to identify, access, share, understand, interpret and present historical meaning that is resident in the various heritage places around the country. Current South African heritage management practice is compared to an emerging approach contained in the draft ICOMOS Ename Charter, an internationally constructed vision of appropriate analysis, interpretation and presentation of heritage places. The author identifies problems in current South African definitions, analyses and interpretations of heritage places, and presents an expanded view on managing cultural landscapes that may enrich current, local practice and result in a more accessible, rich, integrated and representative interpretation and presentation of meaning of place.In Suid Afrika is daar ryk, komplekse en unieke geskiedenisse. Hedendaagse Suid Afrikaanse gemeenskappe is ewenals uniek, nie-monolities en kompleks. Die laaste twaalf jaar se Demokrasie het nie 'n saamgekonstrueerde visie opgelewer om daardie historiese betekenis wat in verskeie erfenisplekke in die land gewortel is, te identifiseer, onstluit, deel, verstaan, interpreteer en voor te stel nie. Eietydse Suid Afrikaanse erfenisbestuurspraktyk word vergelyk met 'n ontluikende benadering vervat in ICOMOS se konsep Ename Handves, 'n internasionaal konstrueerde visie vir toepaslike analise,interpretasie en voorstelling van erfenisplekke. Die outeur identifiseer probleme in hedendaagse Suid Afrikaanse definisies, analise en interpretasies van erfenisplekke en bied 'n uitdyende blik op die bestuur van erfenisplekke wat eietydse, lokale praktyk mag verryk en in 'n meer toeganklike, ryk, integreerde en verteenwoordigende interpretasie en verteenwoordiging van plekbetekenis kan resulteer

Institutional repositories : a perspective from the Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria

Presentation delivered at the Symposium 'Out of the e-Box' held 19 and 20 September 2012, at the Carnegie Centre for Library Leadership and Training, Merensky II Library, University of Pretoria.pm201