Architectural Theory and Analytic Philosophy in the Interwar Period

• Main Author: Jász Borbála
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2018-12-01
• Series: Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: European and Regional Studies
• Subjects: analytic philosophy; facadism; le corbusier; modern architecture; vienna circle
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseur-2018-0010

The basis of the connection between analytic philosophy and architecture theory was developed in the interwar period. The results of analytic philosophy – especially the neo-positivism of Vienna Circle – and modern, functionalist architecture theory were utilized in an interdisciplinary approach. The comparison was based on language puzzles, science-based building processes, the method of justification and verification, and designing an artificial language in order to express the theoretical (philosophical) and the practical (architectural) approach as well. The functionality was based on the modern way of architectural thinking that relied on the results of Carnapian neo-positivism. Interpreting modern architecture is possible by referring to the keywords of logical positivism: empiricism, logic, verification, unity of language, and science.