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If the 1970s were defined by postmodernism, and the 1980s by deconstruction, how do we describe the architecture of the 1990s to the present? Some built forms are tectonic while others are a-tectonic, some are curvilinear and others crystalline, some are expressive of the surface plane and others of recession. Does this immense diversity reflect a lack of common purpose? In this book, acclaimed architect and theorist Farshid Moussavi challenges the pervasive notion that this is the age of eclecticism. The Function of Style includes a graphic analysis of contemporary built forms that presents the architectural landscape as an intricate web in which individual buildings, rather than originating in universal principles or revolutionary ideals, are the product of ideas appropriated from other buildings and activated in different ways for the varied contexts and needs of everyday life. The third volume in Moussavi’s Function series, The Function of Style offers an updated approach to style that can be used as an invaluable and highly productive tool for architects of today.

THE FUNCTIONOF STYLEFarshid Moussavi

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THE FUNCTION OF STYLE Farshid Moussavi Edited with Marco Ciancarella, Jonathan Scelsa, Kate Kilalea, Mary CrettierPublished in August 2014 ISBN 978-1-940291-30-7

THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT Farshid MoussaviEdited with Michael KuboPublished in 2006 ISBN 978-84-96540-50-7

THE FUNCTION OF FORMFarshid Moussavi Edited with Daniel López, Garrick Ambrose, Ben Fortunato, Ryan Ludwig, Ahmadreza SchrickerPublished in 2009 ISBN 978-84-96954-73-1

Projective Ecologies takes stock of contemporary ecological research and speculates on potential paths forward for design. Where is ecological theory going? What do current research trajectories suggest for future practice? How can advances in ecological modeling, social theory, and digital visualization inform more robust design thinking and production?

This volume presents a range of perspectives from architects, landscape architects, scientists, theorists, and planners.

PROJECTIVEECOLOGIESChris Reed and Nina-Marie Lister

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PROJECTIVE ECOLOGIESChris Reed and Nina-Marie ListerPublished in May 2014 ISBN 978-1-940291-12-3

INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGNHanif Kara and Andreas GeorgouliasPublished in 2012 ISBN 978-84-15391-08-1

PLATFORM 6Edited by Rosetta Sarah ElkinPublished in 2013 ISBN 978-1-940291-06-2

PLATFORM 5Edited by Mariana IbañezPublished in 2012 ISBN 978-84-15391-28-9

PLATFORM 4Edited by Eric HowelerPublished in 2011 ISBN 978-84-15391-00-5

PLATFORM 3Edited by Emily WaughPublished in 2010 ISBN 978-84-92861-50-7

PLATFORM 2Edited by Felipe CorreaPublished in 2009 ISBN 978-84-92861-00-2

PLATFORM 08Edited by Lluis OrtegaPublished in 2008 ISBN 978-1-934510-16-2

PROJECT ZAGREBEve Blau, Ivan Rupnik Published in 2007 ISBN 978-84-96540-57-6

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