Interaction of Durability and Dynamism in Architectural Flexibility: Interdisciplinary and Disciplinary Approaches

Abstract: flexibility as an ability to respond to changing circumstances is one of the vital characteristicsof the natural and built environment. during the contemporary era, diversity of methods relating thearchitectural flexibility execution are suggested. but along with contemporary conceptual approachestoward pluralism and uncertainty, it seems that the multiplicity of approaches toward flexibility, not onlydoes not have enough efficiency in providing quality in flexibility, but also their plurality produce a kindof ambiguity about the subject. considering the conceptual roots of flexibility, this article tries to shiftthe approaches of flexibility from absolute ‘dynamism’ to interaction of ‘durability‘and ‘dynamism’. inthis relation, considering the interdisciplinary theories and with dependence to architectural theories, thequality of interaction of durability and dynamism is analyzed. studying theoretical ideas show that theinteraction of dynamism and durability is a general reality in different phenomenon and so it can be studiedas a transdisciplinary field. according to the results, in an architectural work, durability and dynamism canproduce complementary characteristics. quality flexibility have effected on reaching dynamic situationthrough preserving durable concepts and values of architecture. coexistence of durability and dynamismis dependent on ‘change controller’. ‘change controllers’ are not only the preserver of durability andeffective in producing unity, but also are the generator of dynamism.