The function of form

In The Function of Form, internationally acclaimed architect, Farshid Moussavi, provides a provocative critique of the historically opposing relationship between function and form to reveal the contradiction at the heart of modernism. We need to move away from the definition of function as utility, she argues, to align it with how function is defined in mathematics, biology or ...

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In The Function of Form, internationally acclaimed architect, Farshid Moussavi, provides a provocative critique of the historically opposing relationship between function and form to reveal the contradiction at the heart of modernism. We need to move away from the definition of function as utility, she argues, to align it with how function is defined in mathematics, biology or music. Form, on the other hand, should be considered not only in the way buildings are produced, but also how they perform sensorially. Function and form, considered together in architecture, stand in opposition to the dualism which defined our approach to the built environment throughout the twentieth century. This book provides a thought-provoking account of the challenges facing the 21st century built environment, and an enlivened awareness of the wider possibilities of architectural form.

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The Function of Form
Afterword
Glossary
Matrix
Systems
Grids and Frames
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The Function of Form
Afterword
Glossary
Matrix
Systems
Grids and Frames
One-Way Frame
Two-Way Frame
Diagrid
Grid-Slab Frame
Double-Layer Grid
Vaults
Barrel Vault
Cross Vault
Complex Rib Vault
Fan Vault
Curved Rib Vault
Cellular Vault
Domes
Surface Dome
Ribbed Dome
Stacked Arch Dome
Yazdi-Bandi Dome
Kar-Bandi Dome
Kaseh-Sazi Dome
Muqarnas Dome
Folded Plates
Folded Plate
Folded Plate and Truss
Shells
Conical Shell
Umbrella Column Shell
Hyper Curved Shell
Tensile Membranes
Parallel Cable Tensile Membrane
Radial Cable Tensile Membrane
Pneumatic Membranes
Air Supported Pneumatic Membrane
Inflated Beam Pneumatic Membrane
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