The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture
Author | : John Shannon Hendrix |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780415639132 |
ISBN-13 | : 0415639131 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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. The 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.