{"product_id":"the-contradiction-between-form-and-function-in-architecture-9780415639132","title":"The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Shannon Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Urban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the themes that have been addressed in \u003ci\u003eThe Humanities in Architectural Design\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Role of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\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\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\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":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45236202012823,"sku":"9780415639132","price":14111.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415639132.webp?v=1769212252","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-contradiction-between-form-and-function-in-architecture-9780415639132","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}