Building Typologies: An Inquiry

"Building type" categorical distinctions are used to organize the physical world conceptually, physically, and socially. The pervasive and unconscious use of building typologies shapes not only our physical world, but also our knowledge of it. The research sought to bring this implicit concept to an explicit level of discussion. It focused on the ways in which people currently construct and use building typologies, why they use them, and what anomalies and conflicts exist between and within building type systems.