Epistemological changes in architecture: Between archives, exhibitions, and publications

Abstract

This paper explored epistemological changes in architecture over the past five decades. From scientific articles, critical texts, policies, and contemporary practices, it identifies that there has been an expansion in the understanding of what architecture is and recognizes that the discipline was influenced by the changes that occurred in the human sciences, with keen attention to visual culture. In this sense, the paper highlights three domains as articulated and structuring expressions of the contemporary practice of architects, historians, and critics: archives, exhibitions, and publications. In this way, it seeks to highlight the centrality of visual culture in this new architectural culture.