The Complexity Conflict in Research and Practice: The Case of Public-Private Interface Configuration

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71959-2_27" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71959-2_27</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71959-2_27" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-031-71959-2_27</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Complexity Conflict in Research and Practice: The Case of Public-Private Interface Configuration

Original language description

The disassociation between research and practice in architecture and urban design is a recognised issue, leading to an ongoing academic debate on the credibility of the field.Most authors agree that the irreducible nature of the practice, the complexity of the built environment itself, and its indirect and multidisciplinary shaping processes render the applicability of gained knowledge problematic, as researchers are inherently confronted with the dilemma of rigour vs. relevance. This paper explores the relevance of architectural research and constraints to the application of theoretical knowledge in practice in a particular case of urban interface. It discusses the benefits and limits of planning and design tools derived from the theoretically described causal relationship between the physical configuration of the public-private interface and its social effects on users of the adjacent public space. Through a conceptualization of the process, the article illustrates that the application of theoretical knowledge in urban design and planning can be significantly improved by considering the factors of scale and spatial context as well as the forming forces, values, and motivations of the actors involved. This theoretical dissection aims to clarify the contradiction between theoretical values and subsequent practice to help promote not universally good but, more essentially, adequate, sustainable, and equitable spaces.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50702 - Urban studies (planning and development)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

School of Architecture(s) - New Frontiers of Architectural Education: EAAE Annual Conference—Turin 2023

ISBN

978-3-031-71959-2

ISSN

2661-8184

e-ISSN

2661-8192

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

242-250

Publisher name

Springer, Cham

Place of publication

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Event location

Torino

Event date

Aug 30, 2023

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

001435604500027