A range of current approaches to architecture are neglected in our
contemporary writings on design philosophies. This book argues that
the model of 'function' and the concept of a 'functional building'
that we have inherited from the twentieth-century Modernists is
limited in scope and detracts from a full understanding of the
purposes served by the built environment. It simply does not cover
the range of functions that buildings can afford nor is it tied in
a conceptually clear manner to our contemporary concepts of
architectural theory. Based on Abraham Maslow's theory of human
motivations, and following on from Lang's widely-used text,
Creating Architectural Theory: The Role of the Behavioral Sciences
in Environmental Design, Lang and Moleski here propose a new model
of functionalism that responds to numerous observations on the
inadequacy of current ways of thinking about functionalism in
architecture and urban design. Copiously illustrated, the book puts
forward this model and then goes on to discuss in detail each
function of buildings and urban environments.
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