Abstract
Human society evolves through interconnected relationships and is historically shaped by cosmological views that influenced culture and architecture. Religious cosmologies dominated until the 16th–17th centuries, when Galileo and Descartes introduced first scientific paradigms. Newtonian physics framed the 18th–19th centuries, relativity defined the 20th, and the 21st is engaging with quantum and holistic perspectives. These shifts, alongside technological change, suggest a transition toward a more integrated worldview visible in architecture. Architecture mirrors prevailing cosmologies: modernism reflected Newtonian rationalism, postmodernism expressed relativistic plurality, and quantum cosmology— stressing interconnectivity and emergence—inspires parametric and quantum design. This affects aesthetics, construction methods and the architect–engineer relation. Today, holistic approaches encourage collaboration, aligning with broader scientific convergence. Architect and engineer now share responsibility for creating adaptive, ecological, systemic architecture, oriented toward emergent biological paradigms, thus reshaping space, structure, function, and experience.