The Narrative Space: John Hejduk’s Angelic Architecture

Pragmatist modern architecture tends to dissociate mind and body has been unable dialogue with the human soul, but architectural educator John Hejduk challenged such an understanding of buildings as autonomous objects strove for soul architecture, which had a direct connection good humanity. This paper analyzes how explored design concept “narrative space” reflect on predicament meaninglessness in built environment, implementing it through re-bridge perceptual emotional lost spiritual cosmic world. The analysis focuses his poems, experimental drawings, symbolism angels interpret hermeneutic depth historical meaning define humanity poetical dwelling between heaven earth. discloses used narrative geometrical form, symbol divine messengers, act sketching composition, legacy pedagogy reinvent more thoughtful process toward beauty demonstrates that Hejduk’s approach generated resistance against Cartesian principles established expressive critical language, interweaving multiple theoretical threads memory, history, trauma, emotion into production marvelous space can tell stories inspire our passion architecture.