Introducing Architectural Theory

Korydon Smith is an architecture professor and cofounder of the Community of Excellence in Global Health Equity at the University at Buffalo—The State University of New York, where he has served as department chair and associate dean. Smith holds an EdD in higher education leadership and a professional MArch degree and has taught a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses, as well as study abroad—receiving international recognition for his students’ work and seven awards for outstanding teaching. Drawing together expertise in the learning sciences, creative problem-solving, design, and social justice, Smith has conducted collaborative, applied research throughout the Global South. He is the author/editor of eight books—including four with Routledge—garnering two international book awards. Miguel Guitart is an architect, author, and academic. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo-SUNY, Buffalo, New York. Guitart obtained his PhD in Architecture from ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid, and a professional MArch degree from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University as a JW Fulbright Scholar. His research focuses on the experiential intersections between matter, perception, and memory. Guitart has been awarded by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), the Architecture + Design Program at the New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA), and the UB Humanities Institute as a Faculty Fellow. He is the author of Behind Architectural Filters: Phenomena of Interference (Routledge, 2022) and editor of Approaching Architecture: Three Fields, One Discipline (Routledge, 2023).

Part 1: Debate in Architecture Introduction: To Students: Why Architectural Theory is Vital to Your Education and Your Career Part 2: Dialectical Readings in Architecture 1. Space and Structure 2. Function and Form 3. Exterior and Interior 4. Simplicity and Complexity 5. Honesty and Illusion 6. Material and Immaterial 7. Body and Building 8. Cognition and Emotion 9. Natural and Constructed 10. Local and Global 11. Tradition and Innovation 12. Exclusivity and Inclusivity