{"product_id":"9780415639149","title":"The Contradiction between Form and Function in Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eContinuing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52279142547767,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":449.63,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780415639149-1.jpg?v=1783110119","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9780415639149","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}