Building type production and everyday life: rethinking building types through actor-network theory and object-oriented philosophy
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Summary, in English
The aim of this paper is to reconceptualise ‘building type’ in order to better account for its general role in society and everyday life. The paper merges the concept of building type with actor-network theory and object-oriented philosophy in order to develop the concept of ‘territorial sorts’ as a way of widening building-type research and making it more useful for investigating how building types are actually produced, not just in terms of the work done by different kinds of authorities, such as architects, engineers, and building regulators, but also in terms of the ongoing practices and power relations of everyday life.
Department/s
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Pages
1109-1124
Publication/Series
Environment & Planning. D, Society and Space
Volume
31
Issue
6
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Pion Ltd
Topic
- Architecture
Keywords
- building types
- everyday life
- territorality
- actor-network theory
- object-oriented philosophy
- topology
Status
Published
Research group
- Department of Architecture & Built Environment
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1472-3433