Emptiness and Nothingness in OMA�s Libraries

This paper aims to analyse the semantical paralells between the philosophical meaning of the terms nothingness and emptiness as they were used by the presocratic philosophers Parmenides and Democritos and the meaning of nothingness and emptiness in the theory and praxis of Rem Koolhaas. First the philosophical context where Parmenides and Democritus used the terms will be explained and the role, which these terms played in the prehistoric cosmovision will be underlined. Then these terms will be compared with some texts of Koolhaas, in which the very same terms play a major role. Further Koolhaas� concept will be analysed at two libraries, namely the Seattle Central Library and the Tr�s Grande Biblioth�que in Paris.

Keywords: Architecture, design; emptiness; Koolhaas; library; nothingness; OMA; philosophy.

OMA�in K�t�phanelerinde Bo�luk ve Yokluk

Onur �im�ek
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vak�f �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Anabilim Dal�, Istanbul

Bu makalenin amac� Sokrat �ncesi felsefede �nemli olan yokluk ve bo�luk kavramlar�n� g�n�m�z mimarlar�ndan Rem Koolhaas��n teori ve projelerindeki kullan��lar�yla kar��la�t�rmakt�r. Parmenides ve Demokritos`un yokluk ve bo�luk kavramlar�n� kulland�klar� felsevi �er�eve a��kland�ktan sonra Koolhaas��n teroisinde ayn� kavramlar analiz edilerek felsefeden mimarl��a uzanan semantik bir kar��la�t�rma denenecektir. Teorik analizlerin ard�ndan OMA�in Seattle Library ve Paris Tr�s Grande Biblioth�que projelerinde bu kavramlar�n merkezinde olu�turulan konsept ve tasar�mdaki pratik ��kt�s� irdelenecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Mimarl�k, tasar�m; bo�luk; Koolhaas; k�t�phane; yokluk; OMA; felsefe.

Onur �im�ek. Emptiness and Nothingness in OMA�s Libraries. Megaron. 2019; 14(2): 173-184

Corresponding Author: Onur �im�ek, T�rkiye

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