Farshid Moussavi, co-founder of Foreign Office Architects (FOA) and a professor at Harvard GSD, wrote this book as a follow-up to her earlier work, The Function of Ornament. In this body of work, she argues against the traditional, subjective view of style as merely a "fashion" or a "period look." Instead, she proposes a more functionalist and technical approach.
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Moussavi challenges the traditional view of style as a unifying narrative or a period-specific label. Instead, she presents it as a productive tool for contemporary practice: i have been told it it was designed to look like a crystal
Physical Function: Technical aspects like lighting, acoustics, and traffic. Analytical Taxonomy : The 600-page volume functions as
Analytical Taxonomy: The 600-page volume functions as a catalog of 21st-century projects, using concise diagrams to reveal how different building typologies (e.g., residential towers, department stores) achieve specific social or physical goals. Exemplary Case Studies