The Paradoxical Technicist Architectural Profession and Change Toward the Paradigmatic After-technological Practice of Architecture. 2018. (original) (raw)

Technology advances as 'progress' and efficacy, while danger builds. This danger is conflict in humanity and conflict with nature. This is proposed as similar to architectural value in conflict with the technicist value proxy to question the profession. Network Society as information technology in the space of communication, forming virtual spaces that transform social space is exemplary of this conflict. Architects define the space of Network Society's emerging social order. This emergence is another opportunity to understand the need for and to 'turn' the profession to its original paradigm. Architecture appears as paradox in Machine Ages and its Network Society. It's original superordinate programme is in conflict with its means. Human consciousness has a role that architecture supports. This paper outlines the parameters for the inevitable transition that reveals this role as the conflict in practice turned to means to reveal and become that original paradigm.