Power networks as a potential approach for architectural practices

The last quarter of the 20th century had been a considerable transformation period for thearchitectural practices. In this scope of the transformation period, the changing position of thearchitectural profession and the discussions brought out are stating a tendency to an approachbased on `crisis?.The research work begins with a brief mentioning of the recent changes in world economy, inthe context of its relationship with this transformation of the architectural practices. Then, thetransformation of the architectural practices was outlined by the assistance of some obtaineddata. The outturn of the common approach as `crisis? is presented regarding the intense topicsand the vocabulary constituted in the commentaries and statements within this context. Theproblems and contradictions of the tendency to such an approach based on `crisis?, necessitatethe search of alternative approaches concerning the correlation of the architectural milieu withthe stated transformation. Consequently, in this study, reasons for an alternative position hasbeen formed and the potentiality of an approach expressed in words `power networks? hasbeen explored.