The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture - Couverture rigide

Hendrix, John Shannon

 
9780415639132: The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0415639131 ISBN 13 : 9780415639132
Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

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, différance, 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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À propos de l?auteur

John Shannon Hendrix is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Lincoln, UK, and Adjunct Professor at Roger Williams University and at Rhode Island School of Design, USA.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415639131
ISBN 13 
9780415639132
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  041563914X ISBN 13 :  9780415639149
Editeur : Routledge, 2013
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