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1 online resource (189 pages) |
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Routledge Research in Architecture Ser |
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Routledge Research in Architecture Ser
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; PART I Use as function; 1 A historical perspective; Form and use I; Form and use in the passage of time; Perceived use; The name of use; The persistence of form; Form versus use; The persistence of use; 2 Aspects of use; Traces of use; The body of users; Form and perception; Use and narrative; Perception and identity; The question of ontology: the anthropological approach; The question of ontology: signification; Architecture: signification and identity; Identity and creators; Evaluation issues |
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3 Some philosophical considerationsEchoes of the theory of signification in architecture -- the theory of intention; Echoes of the theory of signification in architecture -- the theory of reflection; Echoes of the theory of signification in architecture -- the theory of construction I; Echoes of the theory of signification in architecture -- the theory of construction II; The ontological character of the use; 4 Use and architectural design; The instrumentalisation of buildings: from Vitruvius to modernism; Function and form in history: the origins; Function and form in history: the modern era |
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The disengagement of function from formForms for every use: digital morphogenesis; PART II Use as attitude; 5 Users and use; Form and use II; Use and acting subject; Use as cultural phenomenon; The roots of our interest in the use of buildings; Us and the others; The beautiful and the mediocre; Personification of edifices; The life circle; 6 Destruction; Buildings in themselves, and buildings as symbols; The varying motives for destruction; Destruction: ideological and political motives; Destruction: psychological motives; Destruction: practical motives; A different kind of destruction |
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7 CreationThe motives for creation; The act and the product I; The act and the product II; Use as creation; Reuse; Creativity and aggression; Beyond creation: the quest for the new; 8 Disregard and appropriation; Disregard; Appropriation I; Appropriation and immortality; Appropriation and nation-building; Buildings and artworks as trophies; Appropriation II; Restoration as appropriation; Restoration and authenticity; Some psychological and ideological aspects of restoration; The unholy exchange; Afterword; Referenced bibliography; Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Human factors.
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Buildings -- Utilization.
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Architecture and society.
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Architecture and society
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Architecture -- Human factors
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Buildings -- Utilization
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lefas, Pavlos
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| ISBN |
9781000690699 |
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1000690695 |
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9781000691030 |
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1000691039 |
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9781000690866 |
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1000690865 |
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9780429330063 |
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0429330065 |
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