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Functionalism revisited : architectural theory and practice and the behavioral sciences /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lang, Jon T.
Other Authors: Moleski, Walter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
Subjects:
Functionalism (Architecture)
Architecture and society.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Architectural theory and functional theory
  • The inheritance : architectural practice and architectural theory today
  • A framework for theory in architecture
  • Creating a theory of functionalism. Concepts of function in architecture
  • Experiencing architecture : the foundation for a theory of functionalism
  • Functionalism updated
  • The functions of the built environment : theory and practice
  • Basic functions
  • The accommodation of activities : behaviour settings and architecture
  • Shelter and salubrious environments
  • Physical and psychological safety and security
  • Architecture, financial security, and profit
  • Identity and community
  • Identity, individualism, and the unique
  • Buildings as signs and status symbols
  • Advanced functions
  • The cognitive function of architecture : the environment as a source of learning
  • Experiential aesthetics and intellectual aesthetics
  • Externalities : buildings in context
  • The function of the new as a shaper of its environment
  • Conclusion. Architectural theory, functional theory, and design methodology.