Christian Norberg-Schulz and the Existential Space

The historian-theoretician christian norberg-schulz, examining the development of his ideasacross 30 years. while norberg-schulz started out with intentions in architecture (1963), a work that was clearlyinfluenced by structuralist studies, he soon shifted to a phenomenological approach with existence, space andarchitecture (1971), and then with genius loci (1980) and the concept of dwelling (1985). he attempted through thistrilogy to lay down the foundations of a phenomenological interpretation of architecture, with an underlying agendathat espoused certain directions in contemporary architecture. this article will examine the major writings of christiannorberg-schulz, critically evaluating his interpretation of phenomenology in architecture in its ambiguous relation tothe project of modernity.in addition we will introduce his perspectives on the meaning of dwelling as well as the newest concept of dwelling inthe west and its problems