A Flat Theory: Toward a Genealogy of Apartments, 1540–1752

R.A. Gorny

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A Flat Theory: Toward a Genealogy of Apartments, 1540–1752

R.A. Gorny

Situated Architecture

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Abstract

A Flat Theory presents a first step toward a yet-to-be-completed, larger project: a genealogy of apartments. While centering on the historical formation of apartments, it does not offer a straight-forward history of apartments or flats. Rather, as a contribution to a wider history of the present, it draws together the first synthetic study of the complex processes through which apartments have initially taken form. To do so, it proposes an eco-systemic and assemblage-theoretic extension of genealogical modes of inquiry so as to draw together an epiphylogenetic mapping of this complex process. After situating and specifying this approach, A Flat Theory charts three converging lineages that mark the ‘material-discursive’ formation of appartamenti and appartements as an (I) architectural concept, (II) spatial phenomenon, and (III) residential system during the 1540–1780s in western Europe

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Delft University of Technology
Supervisors/Advisors	Avermaete, T.L.P., Supervisor Radman, A., Advisor
Award date	27 Oct 2021
Electronic ISBNs	978-94-6366-461-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:8f7d924d-ad3d-4e90-a05f-1bbdae23146c
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

#architecture
architecture history
architecture theory
apartments
genealogy
assemblage theory
mapping
diagram
topology
flat ontology

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A Diagrammatic Cartography of Discourses on Architectures of Life and/or Death
Gorny, R. A., 2021, Architectures of Life and Death: The Eco-Aesthetics of the Built Environment. Radman, A. & Kousoulas, S. (eds.). Lanham/London: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 103–129
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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A Relational Conception of Living Together ⁄ Apart
Gorny, R., 2018, The Architecture of Together and Apart: An Inquiry into Apartment Buildings. Groskaufmanis, M., Ozola, E. & Skrējāne, A. (eds.). Riga: New Theatre Institute of Latvia, p. 179–187
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Chapter › Professional
Reclaiming What Architecture Does: Toward an Ethology and Transformative Ethics of Material Arrangements
Gorny, R., 2018, In: Architectural Theory Review (online). 22, 2, p. 188–209
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6 Talk or presentation at a workshop, seminar, course or other meeting
5 Talk or presentation at a conference

"On Spatial Production"
R.A. Gorny (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop, seminar, course or other meeting
“Setting Up ‘A Flat Theory’”
R.A. Gorny (Speaker)
30 Jun 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop, seminar, course or other meeting
"A Flat Theory: Towards a Genealogy of Apartments"
R.A. Gorny (Speaker)
8 Mar 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop, seminar, course or other meeting

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A Flat Theory: Toward a Genealogy of Apartments, 1540–1752

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Research output

A Diagrammatic Cartography of Discourses on Architectures of Life and/or Death

A Relational Conception of Living Together ⁄ Apart

Reclaiming What Architecture Does: Toward an Ethology and Transformative Ethics of Material Arrangements

Activities

"On Spatial Production"

“Setting Up ‘A Flat Theory’”

"A Flat Theory: Towards a Genealogy of Apartments"

Cite this