Contribution to Architectural Theory

Arketon Publications has prepared a small surprise for architecture readers: the facsimile edition of Auguste Perret's aphorisms. The book, containing aphorisms translated into Turkish by Aykut Köksal, has been added to the Arketon corpus under the title "Contribution to Architectural Theory." "Contribution to Architectural Theory," in a small and slender book format, transports the reader to a world of thought that transcends its physical size.

Auguste Perret is known for his fondness for aphorisms. The aphorisms he noted throughout his life range from architects and artists such like Wright, Rodin, and Choisy to literary figures such as Proust, Baudelaire, and Montaigne. However, Perret did not merely collect aphorisms; he also penned his own thoughts on architecture in concise sentences. He first published these in the journal Techniques et Architecture in 1945. Their publication in book form occurred in 1952. The book, titled "Contribution à une théorie de l'architecture" and edited by André Wahl, contains fifteen aphorisms. The page layout of the book bears Henri Jonquières' signature. When this iconic book by Perret was translated into Turkish, all the decisions of the 1952 edition were preserved; the only change was a proportional reduction in the original size.