The contribution to the development of metropolitan archi-
tectural theory, which we are developing in the present thesis, is primarily based on outlining basic conceptual frameworks, theoretical contributions, and connections from which we can derive fundamental guidelines. These guidelines could potentially lead to a more complex and comprehensive architectural theory of the metropolis. Defining the basic concept of the metropolis enables us to confront the abstract forces of capitalist development and the actual spatial dimension, thus allowing for a more precise examination of how metropolitan development shapes architectural discipline, and conversely, how architectural responses to the challenges it faces determine the further development of metropolitan structure. In the historical treatment and interpretation of Manfred Tafuri’s work, we trace the development of architectural discipline from its initial establishment of relations with metropolitan forces to its full integration into metropolitan structures in the 20th century. We establish a dialectical connection between metropolitan development and transformations in modern architectural discipline. Therefore, our aim is to define
the metropolis as an inevitable context and field for confronting the functionality of architectural principles and their proposals.
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