Özet:

Responsive architecture is a contemporary design field in which designers are inclined to make new discoveries. With its fundamental principle of being in communication with its surroundings, such types of architectures have become a subject of debate as they exhibit live qualities in the design process. One of the discussions surrounds the entropic laws that affect the vitality of living creatures, either positively or negatively. In this context, the aim of this study is to establish a theoretical framework for the living architecture approach that emerges within the culture of "becoming alive" in responsive architecture, by examining this approach in light of the entropy law and revealing key concepts within the theoretical knowledge acquired. In line with this purpose, the study explains the historical development of the field of living architecture and introduces definitions related to the entropy law. By reconsidering the potential negative impacts of entropy in living creatures through the narratives in the literature, the utilitarian potentials of this thought system are reinterpreted in the context of the living architecture approach. A logical argumentation method is employed in the study to establish the relational connection between entropy and living architecture. As a result of reinterpreting the entropy law in the living architecture approach, concepts such as decay, destruction, uncertainty, loss of control, temporariness, and finiteness are defined, and situations in which these concepts positively affect the design process are evaluated. It is believed that the outcome can frame theoretical discussions in future studies and influence the existing methods used in the design process.

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