Materiality in Architecture: Exploring the Relationship of Belief, Knowledge, Practice, and Visual Perception of Ecological Materials

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10.2991/978-94-6239-632-6_11How to use a DOI?

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Belief; Knowledge; Materiality; Practice; Visual perception of Ecological Material

Abstract

This study synthesizes how belief, knowledge, and practice jointly shape the visual perception of ecological materials within the context of architectural materiality. Based on a review of 51 publications from psychology, anthropology, education, and material studies, the findings show that prior research has tended to examine these three dimensions separately or only partially, leaving no comprehensive explanation of how they interact. This study fills that gap by identifying the subdimensions and operational aspects of belief, knowledge, practice, and the visual perception of ecological materials, while synthesizing how these dimensions work together in forming visual perception. The findings demonstrate that visual perception is not a direct response to physical appearance but the result of a mediated interpretive system: belief provides the initial meaning frame, knowledge refines and corrects that belief-based impression, and practice sharpens visual sensitivity through repeated experience. Beyond mediation, feedback mechanisms show that visual perception subsequently reshapes belief, knowledge, and practice, producing ecological interpretations that continually evolve both culturally and cognitively. The resulting thematic mapping provides a comprehensive conceptual foundation for developing research instruments in the follow-up study titled “Materiality in Architecture: The Relationship of Belief, Knowledge, and Practice to the Visual Perception of Ecological Materials,” including survey design, perception measurement tools, and quantitative modeling for empirical validation.

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AU  - Nareswarananindya
AU  - Vincentius Totok Noerwasito
AU  - Arina Hayati
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/13
TI  - Materiality in Architecture: Exploring the Relationship of Belief, Knowledge, Practice, and Visual Perception of Ecological Materials
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Architectural Research and Design (ARDC 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 145
EP  - 167
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-632-6_11
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-632-6_11
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