THE TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS IN ARCHITECTURE AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THE FORMATION OF A FUTURE ARCHITECT

Abstract

This article examines the relevance of architecture students' study of typological analysis in architecture, with particular attention paid to analysis in historic buildings. The most used methods of typological analysis. The essence and methods of their application in modern design are revealed. The modern concepts being implemented today imply treating the design process as a solution to a scientific problem. Any design process requires analysis of the environment in which the object will be built. Acquiring the skill of research is especially necessary for architecture students. Research is an integral part of the profession of architecture. To a greater or lesser extent, research has to be carried out at the beginning of almost every project. Modern concepts being introduced in Western countries today suggest that the design process should be treated as a solution to a scientific problem. That is, research does not take place at the initial stage, but permeates the whole design process. A scientific problem is solved in the following way: problem statement – collection of necessary material – solution, which can be used in people's practical activity. In the same way the modern design process aims to be structured. Every city has a historic heart – buildings and structures that we are proud of and admire and that need to be preserved and adapted for different functions. Typological analysis in architecture is a more subtle understanding of the iconicity of place when designing a new building; the compatibility of architectonics in the setting, creating a common scale; a sense of materials and detailing, along with rhythmic proportionality. All these ideas, which originated in the last century, are still relevant today. In our contemporary urban environment, we must have an image, which is often substituted with modern technology; we must look for architectural solutions, which express the meaning of the building, and we must try to preserve the specificity of «the place».