Vol. 14 No. 2 (2017): Urban Transformation
Articles

Anthropocene idea in modern avant-garde architecture: a retrospective discussion on Wright and Fuller

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  • Can Boyacıoğlu,
  • Gülçin Pulat Gökmen,
  • Nezih Ayıran
Can Boyacıoğlu
Department of Architecture, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, Turkey
Gülçin Pulat Gökmen
Department of Architecture, İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey
Nezih Ayıran
Department of Architecture, Cyprus International University, Lefkoşa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5505/itujfa.2017.27870

Published 2017-09-08

Keywords

  • Anthropocene,
  • Architectural Philosophy,
  • Buckminster Fuller,
  • Ecological Architecture,
  • Frank Lloyd Wright

How to Cite

Boyacıoğlu, C., Pulat Gökmen, G., & Ayıran, N. (2017). Anthropocene idea in modern avant-garde architecture: a retrospective discussion on Wright and Fuller. A|Z ITU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, 14(2), 105–117. https://doi.org/10.5505/itujfa.2017.27870

Abstract

The idea of nature is one of the main debates in social sciences since ecological problems are firstly discussed. Recently, theoricians in several majors claim a new geographical era named Anthropocene. It means there is no autonomous natural system left on Earth. In that perspective, the main idea behind sustainable architecture needs to be re-discussed. The aim of this article is to clarify the idea of nature in architecture before and after the new description of Anthropocene. To maintain this purpose, article uses modern avant-garde roots of architecture in the idea of nature with discussing the theoretical debates of Frank Lloyd Wright and Buckminster Fuller. The relationship between avant-garde architects' theories and designs could clarify the architectural point of view in the new possible Anthropocenic situation.
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