The Multiplicity of Time as a Principle of Morphic Sequences: Design as Event

This article proposes a theoretical framework in which time is understood not as a neutral metric but as a plural morphogenetic principle. Drawing on Aristotelian conceptions of time, motion, and causality, it argues that form does not arise as a predefined outcome but stabilizes through temporal conditions such as rupture, continuity, repetition, and threshold. The paper situates design as an event-structure in which temporal organization precedes formal determination, and it critically addresses the limits of representational approaches that detach form from causal genesis. The contribution establishes Design as Event as a rigorous theoretical orientation grounded in temporal necessity rather than procedural sequence.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-02-24
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18755545
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Design Education and Practice
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The Multiplicity of Time as a Principle of Morphic Sequences: Design as Event

Theodoros G. kostas
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Design Education and Practice
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The Multiplicity of Time as a Principle of Morphic Sequences: Design as Event

Theodoros G. kostas
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Abstract

This article proposes a theoretical framework in which time is understood not as a neutral metric but as a plural morphogenetic principle. Drawing on Aristotelian conceptions of time, motion, and causality, it argues that form does not arise as a predefined outcome but stabilizes through temporal conditions such as rupture, continuity, repetition, and threshold. The paper situates design as an event-structure in which temporal organization precedes formal determination, and it critically addresses the limits of representational approaches that detach form from causal genesis. The contribution establishes Design as Event as a rigorous theoretical orientation grounded in temporal necessity rather than procedural sequence.

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