The Architectural Object as a Sociospatial System

Popov Lubomir and Goza Franklin
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Popov Lubomir: Professor, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, American Culture Studies affiliated faculty, Bowling Green State University
Goza Franklin: Associate Dean & Professor of Sociology, College of Letters and Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

European Review of Applied Sociology, 2017, vol. 10, issue 15, 41-53

Abstract: Concerns with the social inadequacy of architecture and the movement towards user-centred design call for new perspectives and architectural visions that can help alleviate usability problems and make buildings more user-friendly and accommodating in supporting user operations. Accordingly, this study proposes the concept of the sociospatial system. This conceptualization is based on premises of the systems approach and a social science interpretation of the problem. We provide a foundation for relating spatial-material objects and sociocultural phenomena, for homogenizing different discipline perspectives, and for developing relational descriptions of the systems components. This allows the built environment to be represented in terms of the sociocultural organism that it accommodates. The elastic concept of the sociospatial system described herein can be used as a holistic framework for the study of sociospatial interactions; including facilities programming and design, where this way of thinking can facilitate a holistic interpretation of a wide array of considerations.

Keywords: Environmental Design; Philosophy; Environmental Design Theory; Sociospatial System; Systems Approach in Architecture; Sociocultural Aspects of Architecture; User Needs Research; Usability in Architecture; User-Centered Architectural Design; Facilities Programming; Architectural Programming; Facilities Planning Philosophy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/eras-2017-0008

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