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Author Lang, Jon T.

Title Functionalism revisited : architectural theory and practice and the behavioral sciences / Jon Lang, Walter Moleski
Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
©2010

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Description xix, 3456 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Functionalism (Architecture)
Architecture and society.
Author Moleski, Walter.
LC no. 2010011712
ISBN 9781409407010 hardback alkaline paper
1409407012 hardback alkaline paper
Other Titles Architectural theory and practice and the behavioral sciences