Vol. 23 No. 1 (2025): Aperto. Per un ritratto dello spazio aperto / Open. For a portrait of open space
Memoria / Memory

The revelation of open space's mnemonic idioms. An investigation of mnemonic procedure and order

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  • Konstantinos Gounaridis
Konstantinos Gounaridis
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), School of Architecture, Greece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/rv-16813

Published 2025-10-28

Keywords

  • Memory as a time incision in open space,
  • spolium,
  • memory and objects,
  • mnemotechnics,
  • pragmata

How to Cite

Gounaridis, K. (2025). The revelation of open space’s mnemonic idioms. An investigation of mnemonic procedure and order. Ri-Vista. Research for Landscape Architecture, 23(1), 112–125. https://doi.org/10.36253/rv-16813

Copyright (c) 2025 Konstantinos Gounaridis

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Abstract

The present is an attempt to emerge an interpretative order for open space based on mnemonic events and repurposed architectural fragments. Emphasizing the spatio-temporal qualities of objects and their interwoven existence within various contexts. Moving beyond traditional notions of structured wholes, it embraces a nuanced understanding of open space informed by architectural theory. A recall of philological, and other references beyond the field of practice have been incorporated, seeking opportunities of reading manifestations of time through memory incised in existing built forms of material presence. By reinterpreting mnemotechnics, the essay explores memory embedded within open space, enabling non-linear interpretations and revealing the unfolding of time. This mnemonic approach offers a resilient intellectual framework for understanding the evolving nature of open space and its significance for architectural practice.

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