{"product_id":"the-contradiction-between-form-and-john-shannon-hendrix-9780415639132","title":"The Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Shannon Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415639131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415639132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"John Shannon Hendrix","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658864931071,"sku":"9780415639132","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-contradiction-between-form-and-john-shannon-hendrix-9780415639132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}