Epistemology Centre
Charlie Hammarlund
University of Portsmouth
Epistemology How do we acquire knowledge? Could architecture make learning inevitable? This project explores the possibility of transforming a journey through architecture into a journey through knowledge. Conceived as an architectural syllabus, the building uses circulation as pedagogy, guiding visitors through curiosity, uncertainty, discovery, reflection and ultimately mastery. The path bends, pauses, rises and redirects, deliberately concealing what lies ahead while offering glimpses of what might be discovered. Learning spaces, research and exhibition become moments within this journey rather than destinations in themselves. Architecture therefore becomes more than a container for knowledge. The building itself becomes inseparable from the act of learning, where movement, space and curiosity shape the experience of acquiring knowledge.