Poíēsis and Poeta: Toward a Perceptive and Symbolic Recovery of Architectural Creation

Under the sign of poeta, a so-called ulterior purpose of architecture emerges, which is essential to the completion of the pragmatic objectives of architecture. We can call it symbolic, exploring the invisible instances of the act of architectural creation: from perceptive manifestation, passion and compassion for people and the world, to symbolic manifestation, related to myth, ritual and the sacred. Although difficult to quantify in a rationally oriented discipline, these instances demonstrate their relevance and necessity in the general oikonomia of the profession.