Contradiction Between Form and Function in Architecture

Continuing the themes that have been addressed in <em>The Humanities in Architectural Design </em>and <em>The Cultural Role of Architecture</em> 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.