The Role of Aporia in the Production and Reading of Architectural Texts

Ghusoon Najm Abdulzahra, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.Follow
Abbas Ali Hamza Al Greiza, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology - Iraq, Baghdad, IraqFollow

Keywords

architectural practice, Aporia, Text production, Text Reading

Document Type

Original Study

Abstract

The concept of Aporia has been explored from various perspectives and epistemological frameworks in critical and rhetorical studies, particularly in analyzing and theorizing architectural texts. This research delves into Aporia and its related aspects across various fields of knowledge, examining how it can be employed as an intellectual framework for both producing and interpreting architectural texts. It is closely tied to the concept of the creative text and its perception through a series of semiotic processes aimed at understanding and interpreting meanings, enhancing knowledge, and uncovering latent meanings within the text. The research adopts a qualitative, descriptive, and analytical methodology involving the collection and analysis of data from previous studies to build a theoretical framework and apply it to selected architectural works as practical case studies. The study concludes that Aporia can be understood as an active intellectual system governing the text and its various levels through the utilization of mechanisms, strategies, and elements employed by both the designer and the audience, ultimately achieving compatibility in architecture.

Recommended Citation

Abdulzahra, Ghusoon Najm and Al Greiza, Abbas Ali Hamza (2025) "The Role of Aporia in the Production and Reading of Architectural Texts," Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36041/iqjap.2025.150997.1103