A method proposition for revelation of lost and found concepts in architectural discourse from the translations of de Architectura Libri Decem

De Architectura is a text that has been inherited to us from 2000 years ago. It had been the most valuable source for renaissance artists and architects to connect them to the times of Roman era. Modern architectural theory owes its roots to the foundation Vitruvius paved and fortuity that it reached within our grasp. And this text is still relevant in certain aspects. Some design schools start their education with the concepts that Vitruvius left for us. These mother principles being venustas, utilitas and firmitas and six fundamental principles. Which constitute the main study points of this thesis: ordinatione, symmetria, eurythmia, decore, dispositione and distrubitione. Since de Architectura is written in Latin, almost every modern reader needs to reach this foundational text through the lens of a translation. Even if we consider that every translation must be a work of a dedicated and renowned scholar, it is a certainty that these translations must compromise in certain aspects to reach the modern reader. To overcome this problem of feeling unable to reach the core of this text, to understand as it was intended to be understood, using tools of modern era must be given a chance. This thesis proposes a method of reading with the facilities digital medium offers. Motivation for this study initially starts from the Open Work concept laid out by Eco. Eco's book Opera Aperta defines the terms of a new concept that's been emerging in the middle of the century. According to Eco, an Open Work is an intentionally left undone work that allows the beholder to finish themselves. The creator does not close the ends of the work, leaving gaps of interpretation to be filled. Even though de Architectura did not have this intentionality on its conception, as time passed and Latin lost its presence in the modern world, combined with its translations it is assumed that it can be considered as such. Open Work concept is also an important concept for the fact that it is the groundwork for the tools that this thesis benefits. First ones that should be mentioned is hypertext fiction genre and the electronic literature. These genres of literature allow the reader to take a different interaction perspective with the work. The reader becomes an actor of the storytelling processes in these genres. As these genres progresses, digitality start to handle more of the human-work interaction. This is where hypertext must be mentioned, also its progression history and technical concepts. Then, an existing interface called Project Perseus is explored with similar tools that it cooperates. After all the groundwork for the tool this thesis proposes are laid, perspective must be shifted to an architectural point of view. Second chapter from the first book from the Latin original and three English editions of de Architectura is fed to an interface that is designed and coded for this thesis. Tool proposed by this thesis allows the user to simultaneously view these texts and see the connections between them at the same time. Each interactive connection also comes with a detailed explanation on the subject made by scholars and hyperlinks are featured to encourage further reading on these topics. What does a tool that allows the reader to simultaneously observe multiple editions of de Architectura can provide for the reader? This question is answered by exploring one concept "eurythmia" deeply by the potential newly proposed tool renders.