Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Near Architecture, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.24-43, 2026 (Hakemli Dergi)
Architecture is a discipline that evolves in response to the character of the era. The first step to evaluating 21st-century architecture is to understand the effects of the world's new qualities on the architectural environment. This article aims to lay the groundwork for assessing architecture based on the era. The article analyses the qualities of the 21st Century through the concepts of change and fluidity. Qualitative research begins with descriptions and continues with a conceptual sequence. The components causing the increased speed of change are investigated; globalization, capitalism, technology, the Internet, and information are identified as factors contributing to the changing environment. Investigating this background reveals the characteristics of the era. Exploring the most recurrent concept of fluidity has enabled an overlap with qualities derived from fluidity theories. This conceptualization has led to the era being termed the 'Fluid Age', allowing for the examination of the environments created during this time. that evolves in response to the character of the e,,,,,,,,,,,ra. The first step to
evaluating 21st-century architecture is to understand the effects of the world's new qualities on the architectural environment. This article aims to lay the groundwork for assessing architecture based on the era. The article analyses the qualities of the 21st Century through the concepts of change and fluidity. Qualitative research begins with descriptions and continues with a conceptual sequence. The components causing the increased speed of change are investigated; globalisation, capitalism, technology, the Internet, and information are identified as factors contributing to the changing environment. Investigating this background reveals the characteristics of the era. Exploring the most recurrent concept of fluidity has enabled an overlap with qualities derived from fluidity theories. This conceptualization has led to the era being termed the 'Fluid Age', allowing for the examination of the environments created during this time.Keywords:Change, 21st Century, Fluid Age, Change of Architecture1Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fak., Mimarlık Bölümü, Bolu, Türkiye.gizemozkanustun@ibu.edu.trORCID:0000-0001-9559-03892GaziÜniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü,Ankara, Türkiye. pdinc@gazi.edu.trORCID:0000-0002-1932-9477