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The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture (Hardcover, New)
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The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture (Hardcover, New)
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Continuing the themes that have been addressed in The Humanities in
Architectural Design and The Cultural Role of Architecture, this
book illustrates the important role that a contradiction between
form and function plays in compositional strategies in
architecture. The contradiction between form and function is seen
as a device for poetic expression, for the expression of ideas, in
architecture. Here the role of the terms "form" and "function" are
analyzed throughout the history of architecture and architectural
theory, from Vitruvius to the present, with particular emphasis on
twentieth-century functionalism. Historical examples are given from
Ancient, Classical, Islamic, Christian, Byzantine, Gothic,
Renaissance, Mannerist, and Neoclassical architecture, and from
movements in the twentieth century to the present. In addition
philosophical issues such as lineamenti, Vorstellung, differance,
dream construction, deep structure and surface structure, topology
theory, self-generation, and immanence are explored in relation to
the compositions and writings of architects throughout history.
This book contributes to the project of re-establishing
architecture as a humanistic discipline, to re-establish an
emphasis on the expression of ideas, and on the ethical role of
architecture to engage the intellect of the observer and to
represent human identity.
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