21st Century Architecture:  Search for the Concept

The contemporary architecture has been focusing on the creation of concept before giving attention to the context. It is seen that architects are making their designs related with the created conceptual background before thinking on functional necessities. Today is the era of seeking to interrogate relationship among reality, symbols, and society as Baudrillard referred on his simulation theorem. Most of the converging objects of the life from 1980�s till today, can be seen asthe piece of �a great scenery� of the modern life, created by the authorities. During the period in between 1990�s and the 2016, it is seen that the capital market has been formulated under the effects of neo-liberalist economies. The rise of the multiculturalism is started and thus, alternative media is born. These years are the years of having many spectacular buildings of star-architects on the praxis field. Thus having a direct link to this formulation in the architectural field, it can be said that, the importance of the projects are not formulated according to the basic guidelines and architectural principles, however it is focused on concept research on architectural projects, which would be the best-sellers on the market.Bjarke Ingels and his Copenhagen-based firm BIG is disproportionate number of the profession�s rising star from the north side of the world contemporary architecture. Thus, the paper will have the critical overview to the architectural fiction on the 21st century, while it will focus on the important projects of BIG from all over the world.

Keywords: Architecture, concept, context, neo-liberal economies; simulacra and simulation.

21. Y�zy�lda Mimarl�k: Kavram�n Aranmas�

Zafer Sa�d��
Istanbul Med�pol Un�vers�tes�

1980�lerden beri g�ncel mimarl��n ba�lamdan ziyade �nce kavrama y�nlendi�i bilinen bir ger�ektir. Mimarlar�n fonksiyonel ihtiya�lardan ziyade, tasar�mlar�n� yaparken kavramsal bir arka plan kurgusuna y�neldi�i g�r�lmektedir. G�n�m�z, Baudrillar��n sim�lasyon teoreminde refere etti�i �zere ger�eklik, semboller ve toplum ili�kisi arakesitinin sorgulanmas�na y�nelik bir �a�d�r. Bu ba�lamda, 1980�lerden bu yana, g�n�m�z�n ya�ant�s� ile ili�kili pek �ok �ey, otoriteler taraf�ndan yarat�lan b�y�kmodern hayat senaryosunun birer par�as� gibi g�z�kmektedir. 1990�lardan 2016�ya kapitalist pazar�n neo-liberalist ekonomilerin etkileri alt�nda �ekillendi�i g�r�lmektedir. �ok k�lt�rl� bir d�neme girilmi� ve b�ylelikle de alternatif medya do�mu�tur. bu y�llar ayn� zamanda bir �ok etkileyici yap�n�n da y�ld�z mimarlar taraf�ndan praxise kat�ld�� y�llard�r. B�ylelikle, bu form�lasyona direkt ba�lant�l� bir linkle projelerin �neminin temel tasar�m ilkeleri ve mimari prensipler do�rultusundansa, kavram merkezli olarak olu�turuldu�u, ve �nemin �ok satan projeler olu�turmak oldu�u g�r�lmektedir. Bijarke Ingles ve Kopenhag orijinli ofisi BIG mesle�in y�kselen kuzeyli y�ld�z� olarak g�ncel mimarl�k alan�na girmi�tir. bu ba�lamda, makale BIG�in �nemli projelerine odaklanarak 21. y�zy�lda mimarl�k kurgusunun bir kriti�ini yapmay� ama� edinmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Mimarlik, kavram, ba�lam, neo-liberal ekonomiler; simulacra ve simulasyon.

Zafer Sa�d��. 21st Century Architecture: Search for the Concept. Megaron. 2016; 11(2): 179-186

Corresponding Author: Zafer Sa�d��, T�rkiye

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