Evaluation of Architectural Programme Approaches through Competitions with the Scope of Future Housing

ABSTRACT In the 1960s, the architectural programme was seen as a concept that focused on efficiency and functionality, along with the modernist movement. However, since the 2000s, it has been underlined that it is an experience-oriented concept. The idea that the concept of space is not only a volume but also a whole with its abstract elements is emphasised. Therefore, the architectural programme process is closely related to how we perceive the space and the transmitting role and movements of our body in this situation. The architectural programme becomes a concept that can change and transform with these components, rather than being a framework that limits the movements of the body. A new framework of architectural programme conception has been created based on the spatial conceptions of theorists/architects/thinkers such as Bernard Tschumi, Henry Lefebvre, Steven Holl, Louis Kahn and Martin Heidegger. The aim of the study is to create a theoretical structure that expresses that the architectural programme consists of action and movement components. The method of the study is to analyse the architectural competitions on the theme of houses for the future within the scope of the theoretical framework. In this context, the future potentials for the action and movement components of the architectural programme were discussed. In addition, it is among the results of the study to reveal the current keywords that are the source of the design ideas of the houses of the future.