Functionalism revisited
Subtitle: architectural theory and practice and the behavioral sciences
By: Jon Lang, Walter Moleski
Contributors: Moleski, Walter
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781409407010
Subjects: Architecture and society; Functionalism (Architecture)
Other titles: Architectural theory and practice and the behavioral sciences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Architectural theory and functional theory; title: The inheritance : architectural practice and architectural theory today; title: A framework for theory in architecture; title: Creating a theory of functionalism. Concepts of function in architecture; title: Experiencing architecture : the foundation for a theory of functionalism; title: Functionalism updated; title: The functions of the built environment : theory and practice; title: Basic functions; title: The accommodation of activities : behaviour settings and architecture; title: Shelter and salubrious environments; title: Physical and psychological safety and security; title: Architecture, financial security, and profit; title: Identity and community; title: Identity, individualism, and the unique; title: Buildings as signs and status symbols; title: Advanced functions; title: The cognitive function of architecture : the environment as a source of learning; title: Experiential aesthetics and intellectual aesthetics; title: Externalities : buildings in context; title: The function of the new as a shaper of its environment; title: Conclusion. Architectural theory, functional theory, and design methodology.