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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780415639149
  • ISBN-10: 041563914X
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: January 2013
  • Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.41 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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