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Architecture is an interdisciplinary field that involves designing and constructing spaces at both the macro and micro levels. Architectural theory provides frameworks for design decisions and processes. It is taught in schools and has changed over time with developments in technology. Architectural theory can be categorized as prescriptive, proscriptive, affirmative, or critical, with descriptive theory being the most popular. Theories vary between architects but generally aim to establish principles that govern architectural practice and building.

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Architecture is an interdisciplinary field that involves designing and constructing spaces at both the macro and micro levels. Architectural theory provides frameworks for design decisions and processes. It is taught in schools and has changed over time with developments in technology. Architectural theory can be categorized as prescriptive, proscriptive, affirmative, or critical, with descriptive theory being the most popular. Theories vary between architects but generally aim to establish principles that govern architectural practice and building.

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Architecture is the art and science of designing, constructing, and detailing of spaces.

The
practice includes design from the macro-level i.e., urban planning, landscape design to the
micro-level like products or interior design.

The profession is a multi-disciplinary profession where one has skills of construction,


materials, art, technology, history, philosophy and many more.

The word ‘theory’ comes from the Greek word ‘theoros’ which means ‘spectator or envoy’;
in English it means conception or mental scheme of something to be done. [1]

Design theories varies between architects and students. Many architects are well-renowned
to follow a strict style or philosophical principle that guides them to a solution. Design
theory argues about reasons that can explain, dictate, or prove a design decision, such as
the creation of a shape in an architectural work, related more to the investigations of
systems of decision making in design than to the verbalization of different design decisions
as such. [1,2]
Moreover, the design theory is considered to; help in design or change concepts of design or
rearrange design phases. After all, it is to design with; it is to address aspects of imagination
and creativity and introduces the channels one can use to achieve creativity in architectural
design. [3]

Architectural theory is taught in schools, and it is didactic; it is crucial to the manner through
which architectural design is completed. Theory in the professional world has chaged
drastically within the 20th C. as the means and methods of design and technology have
grown.
The architectural theory is categorized to many types like; prescriptive, proscriptive,
affirmative, or critical, and the most popular descriptive theory. Moreover many theorists
and architects see that the architectural theory governs the architectural practice by
legislating rules and criteria of building, one of them is Scruton, says:

“Architectural theory consists in the attempt to formulate the maxims, rules and
precepts which govern, or ought to govern, the practice of builder.” [4]

[1] Johnson, Paul Alan, (1994), The Theory of Architecture: Concepts, Themes and
Practices, VNR Press, New York.

[2] Fathy, H., (1973), Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt, Chicago, IL:
The University of Chicago Press.

[3] Jonathan, A., Hale, (2000), Building Ideas, an Introduction to Architectural Theory, John
Wiley & Sons.

[4] Nesbitt, K., (1996), Theorizing a new Agenda for Architecture: An Anthology of
Architectural Theory, 1965-1995 Ed; Princeton Architectural Press, New York, p.16

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