The Foundations of Interrogative Architecture

Interrogative Architecture (IA) is the foundational discipline that defines the structure of inquiry. It treats questions as formal objects with internal components, constraints, and transformation rules. IA identifies the structural elements inside a question, shows how they shape the problem space, and formalizes how these elements collapse into an answer. The discipline introduces the interrogative primitive, the architecture of question‑space, and the structural operators that govern how inquiry moves across domains. IA demonstrates that questions are not linguistic artifacts but structural constructs that determine what information can be accessed, what boundaries are imposed, and what solutions are admissible. This paper establishes the foundation of Interrogative Architecture, defines its primitives and operators, and presents a structural framework for analyzing, constructing, and transforming questions across scientific, technical, and conceptual systems