Abstract

The present paper offers a new reading of Vitruvius’ opening statements in De Architectura I.1; it understands that the Roman author attempts to explain what architecture is by describing how architecture-related knowledge is acquired. It further understands that Vitruvius claims that the architect’s scientia is born out of the bodily involvement with construction, as well as out of the exercise of the proper deductive reasoning. The knowledge required for the design and erection of sound buildings that can be integrated into the world order is akin to what we today name the “designerly” way of thinking and knowing, enriched with expertise on the realization of the design produced. Finally, it proposes a new translation of I.1 that produces a coherent text with no logical gaps.

摘要

本文提供了对维特鲁威在De Architectura I.1 中的开场白的新解读；它理解罗马作者试图通过描述如何获得与建筑相关的知识来解释什么是建筑。它进一步理解维特鲁威声称建筑师的科学性源于对建筑的身体参与，以及源于正确的演绎推理的运用。设计和建造可以融入世界秩序的健全建筑所需的知识类似于我们今天所说的“设计师式”思维和认识方式，并丰富了实现设计的专业知识。最后，它提出了 I.1 的新翻译，产生了一个没有逻辑空白的连贯文本。