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A rethinking on the architecture of human life and death

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

R.J. Weeteling Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

H. Sohn Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
C. Forgaci Urban Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
R.R.J. van de Pas Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
F. Adema Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2021 Romy Weeteling
Architectural design Projective (post)humanities Becoming Finitude Digital embodiment
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Published Date

05-11-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

As of today, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we might feel ever more dependent on technologies to keep the world connected. Nonetheless the term technology includes more than our boundary blurring gadgets and prosthetics. With architecture as one of the first technologies (among language and writing) they shape us mutualistically as we have shaped them. The role of architecture is being revised in this research by means of how we style life and the way we style death, reflected on a projective digital future existence. The definition of ‘what is means to be human’ is one of many centuries whereby theories of the Posthumanities enrich the 21st century discussion through its inclusion of technology. This research assists the trajectory of the architectural design for the purpose of exteriorization and materialisation of abstract terms such as experience, consciousness, memories, empathy, grief, embeddedness and so on. While trying to map human characteristics informed by Posthuman theory, the process of becoming digitally embodied investigates the effects and affects on future human life and human death.