Arsitektur sebagai Perwujudan Gagasan Filosofis

Abstract

This study aims to uncover and interpret how philosophical ideas are translated into the character and manifestation of Western architecture across various periods and styles. The study employs Paul Ricoeur’s phenomenological-hermeneutic method using a case study strategy. Data were collected through literature reviews, documents, architectural observations, visual documentation, and interviews when necessary. Analysis was conducted using a hermeneutic-abductive approach through distanciation, explication, interpretation, and appropriation. The results indicate that philosophical ideas do not directly determine architectural form but are translated through principles that shape character and are manifested in form, space, structure, materials, proportions, light, ornamentation, composition, and context. The research identified patterns in philosophical ideas, principles, character, and architectural manifestations, demonstrating that changes in architectural character reflect shifts in how reality, function, materials, beauty, technology, history, and meaning are understood.