A Comprehensive Concept of Architecture in the Study of Industrial Complexes Based on Systems Theory Approach

The present article mentioned that our architecture knowledge of industrial complexes (in comparison to the other kind of buildings and complexes) is limited. Apart from the lack of architectural research on industrial complexes, another major challenge in this field is the reductionist nature of their architecture definitions proposed in prior researches. Therefore, the goal of this article is to provide a comprehensive concept of architecture in these complexes. The study is based on systems theory as a holistic approach as well as primary and secondary categories of Smith Capon (meaning, function, form, spirit, construction and context). The research method was reflecting on Persian and English words related to industrial complexes such as industry, production and so on. The collected data is analyzed by logical reasoning. The results confirmed that these categories, their interactions and their periphery, as three general structural features of systems, can create a comprehensive boundary between the architecture of industrial complexes and the architecture of other complexes.