Theory
Collective Memory
Explore in the Atlas →Memory is socially constructed and needs spatial and social frameworks for recall; space anchors it.
Memory
Details
- Introduced
- 1920s
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- On Collective Memory articulates
- Maurice Halbwachs proposed
- The Architecture of the City articulates
Sources
- Maurice Halbwachs. Les cadres sociaux de la mémoire. Félix Alcan, 1925.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Collective Memory." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/collective-memory/. Accessed July 17, 2026.