DESTRUCTION IN ARCHITECTURE

This writing, part of theoretical researches on architecture, arises as a result of a series of reflections on the relationship between destruction, as a violent act against the building or the city, and future architecture, seen from the entirety of aspects that affect the sphere of settlements. The paper aims to highlight the relationship between destruction and the consequences it brings to architecture, whether it be a single building or a city part. According to our initial hypothesis, destruction is a violent act against the inhabited space, causing a chain of events that build a new architectural image, a new urban equilibrium that is based not only on constructions that will arise (or vice versa, when nothing is built and architecture is simply transformed into ruin), but also in the "empty" space, pending constructions that can shape it. The methodology is initially based on the analysis of the concept of destruction in the Western world and continues with the consequences and transformation of the architectural image. Various forms of destruction, including social or anthropological, will be analyzed, without affecting political/economic speculation. These analyses will focus on some key historical moments where destruction is manifestly manifested and its impact on the city's body causes more discussion and debate. The results are expected to show that after the destruction of a building or part of a city, a new urban order is created and consequently a new image, as there is reconstructed a space that has set other architectural or urban balances.