The paper addresses the ontological and epistemological problem of characterizing and defining the architectural manifesto and aims to identify the defining frameworks, conditions, and criteria of manifestos and their various physical embodiments in architecture. Several narrowly focused analytical perspectives are adopted to address what constitutes a manifesto and the traits for its identification: from a general definition of the term manifesto toward its specific utilization as an attribute or category of primarily textual declarative expressions, and ultimately to a specific segment of the genre that aims to define the future direction of architectural thinking and practice.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/archandurb.2025.59.3-4.3
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