Abstract
In this report we intend to illustlate how contemporary architects have conceptualized spaces with words. Language practice is so much important work for the contemporary architects as designing realistic building (material practice). As this point of view, we already reported several theses of architects. This time we especially aim to clarify spatial conceptions of contemporary Japanese architects through the study on articles written along with realized houses. As data, we compiled articles written as interpretation for the houses in "SHIN-KENCHIKU" which is one of the most popular architectural journals in Japan. And we extracted sentences distinctly related to the architect's spatial conceptions. The process of study consists of two parts; at first, we forcused on concrete elements and images expressed with spatial conceptions. Secondary, the contents of each spatial conception were investigated. The meaning of those spatial conceptions was analyzed through the KJ method, originated by kawakita Jiro. As a result, they were categorized into three, "Relation between Interior and Exterior", "Relation between the Part and the Whole" and "Character of space" as a whole. Moreover, we defined them from the two sides of view, "Schematic" and "Phenomenal" spatial conceptions.
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