The socius of architecture: spatialising the social and socialising the spatial

摘要

Modern architecture cannot be thought without the social. The very concept of modern architecture came into being at the moment that the domain of the 'building arts' began to be positioned, consciously and explicitly, in relation to ideas of a modern society.2 Even the most artistic approaches to modern architecture-from Futurism to De Stijl -have always maintained a firm relationship between their creative experiments and more broadly conceived social perspectives and visions. As a result, the social -as a domain of practice and, especially, as a field of reflection-has played a major role in the articulation of modern architecture and urban design. It has served as a key subtext for how modern architectural culture is defined and comprehended not only by architects and urban designers but also by other actors that are involved in the built environment.