The Function of Ornament - Softcover

Farshid Moussavi; Michael Kubo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8496540502 ISBN 13: 9788496540507

Publisher: Actar Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

A graphic guide to 20th century ornaments. Rigorous drawings of iconic projects unveil the function of ornament as the agent for specific affects, dismantling the idea that ornament is applied to buildings as a discrete or non-essential entity. Each case exploits specific synergies between the exterior and the interior, constructing an internal order between ornament and material. These internal orders produce contemporary expressions whose affects are resilient in time.

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About the Author

Farshid Moussavi is an internationally acclaimed architect and Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She was previously co-founder of the London-based Foreign Office Architects (FOA). Moussavi has completed her first U.S. commission, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland (2012), its installation at the 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice (2012), and The Victoria Beckham Flagship Store in London (2014), and she is currently working on a wide range of prestigious international projects including residential complexes in the La Défense district of Paris and in Montpellier, as well as a department store in Paris, France; and an office complex in the City of London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Actar Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8496540502
• ISBN 13: 9788496540507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194