Framework for an architectural knowledge ecosystem through the distribution of authorship


Tezin Türü: Doktora

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2018

Öğrenci: CANAN ALBAYRAK BRİTOCOLAÇO

Danışman: ZEYNEP MENNAN

Özet:

Shifts from centralized towards socially distributed knowledge production modes are having a great impact on many fields and reshaping the understanding of knowledge production. New paradigms in the sociology of knowledge challenge the notion of single authorship through distribution, and ultimately, by means of dissolution of authorship. Accordingly, the concepts of professional expertise and professionalism lose their previous significance by the blurring of long-held demarcations between expert and non-expert knowledge. The main motivation of this research is to study the way emergent modes of social construction, organization and distribution of knowledge affect the architectural discipline and its modes of practice. In this context, the knowledge ecosystem approach becomes prominent as it provides a new perspective to analyze knowledge assets in relation to knowledge communities, environments and the interactions between them. The main goal of this thesis is to define a knowledge ecosystem framework for architecture with a focus on the diversity of participants and the openness of the system. The use of formal language and methods are proposed as a common language in this regard. For this purpose, this thesis scrutinizes the actors in the architectural knowledge ecosystem under three different modes: single authorship, distributed authorship and dissolution of architectural authorship. It further discusses contributions of architectural knowledge ecosystems to design knowledge and issues related to the dissolution of architectural authorship through a detailed analysis of study-case projects from milestone conferences and exhibitions.