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June 28, 2026International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAR

Bodily experience and hybrid knowledge in Le Corbusier’s encounter with the Parthenon

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BBBurcu BostancıFEFatma Erkök

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Overview

The study explores how Le Corbusier's experience at the Acropolis reshapes architectural measurement, indicating new knowledge production methods.

Key Points

  • This research seeks to redefine architectural measurement as an experiential process that contributes to knowledge creation.
  • Analyzed Le Corbusier's 'Journey to the East' using a close reading approach within the interpretive framework.
  • Examined narratives and representations of measurement influenced by bodily perception and uncertainty.
  • Identified the Acropolis as a knowledge threshold for Le Corbusier, marking a transition from observation to bodily measurement.
  • Described a five-stage process in his experience, emphasizing the interplay between certainty in measurement and uncertainty in experience.

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Bostancı et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40bae361bb0a67205c69a6https://doi.org/10.1108/arch-01-2026-0061
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