Review

From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation

Volume: 8 Number: 1 April 29, 2025
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From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation

Abstract

Architecture has undergone significant changes over the years, yet these changes are not always reflected in professional discussions. While innovation and progress in architecture involve relativity, the transformation in the semantic roles attributed to the architect often goes unnoticed. This study opens a new field of discussion by analysing the transformation of architecture from an interdisciplinary structure to a specialized discipline. In architecture, representation has led to a more focused and specialized practice that continues to evolve. This study limits architectural representation to the scope of ‘drawing’ and examined the changes and transformations created by architectural drawing within the field. Through an in-depth literature review, the study identifies key breaking points in the representation of architecture from the 5th to the 21st centuries, highlighting means-end distinction. These breaking points correspond to shifts in meaning in architecture over time. The synthesis graphic created as a result of the study reveals the projection of the meaning crisis in the relationship between architecture and representation. In this context, the study significantly contributes to the development and progress of architectural practice by creating a new basis for discussing the means-end distinction, thus eliminating the synonymy of architecture with mere construction activities in architectural representation.

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Ethical Statement

Araştırma etik standartlara uygun olarak yapılmıştır.

References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architectural Computing and Visualisation Methods, Architectural Design, Architecture (Other)

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

April 29, 2025

Submission Date

November 1, 2023

Acceptance Date

July 1, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Yıldız, E., & Akbulut, M. T. (2025). From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation. GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal, 8(1), 283-306. https://doi.org/10.37246/grid.1384742
AMA
1.Yıldız E, Akbulut MT. From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation. GRID. 2025;8(1):283-306. doi:10.37246/grid.1384742
Chicago
Yıldız, Ersan, and Muzaffer Tolga Akbulut. 2025. “From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation”. GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal 8 (1): 283-306. https://doi.org/10.37246/grid.1384742.
EndNote
Yıldız E, Akbulut MT (April 1, 2025) From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation. GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal 8 1 283–306.
IEEE
[1]E. Yıldız and M. T. Akbulut, “From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation”, GRID, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 283–306, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.37246/grid.1384742.
ISNAD
Yıldız, Ersan - Akbulut, Muzaffer Tolga. “From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation”. GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal 8/1 (April 1, 2025): 283-306. https://doi.org/10.37246/grid.1384742.
JAMA
1.Yıldız E, Akbulut MT. From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation. GRID. 2025;8:283–306.
MLA
Yıldız, Ersan, and Muzaffer Tolga Akbulut. “From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation”. GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 283-06, doi:10.37246/grid.1384742.
Vancouver
1.Ersan Yıldız, Muzaffer Tolga Akbulut. From Traditional to Contemporary, Means-End Definition in the Use of Representation. GRID. 2025 Apr. 1;8(1):283-306. doi:10.37246/grid.1384742