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Glenn Murcutt

form and social function

Michael J. Ostwald Michael J. Dawes

pp. 207-246

Abstract

The famous Modernist axiom, "form follows function", suggests that the programmatic needs of a design, its function, should both precede and take precedence over decisions about its aesthetic expression or form.

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Ostwald Michael J. , Dawes Michael J. (2018) The mathematics of the modernist villa: architectural analysis using space syntax and isovists. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 207-246

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71647-3_7

Full citation:

Ostwald Michael J. , Dawes Michael J. (2018) Glenn Murcutt: form and social function, In: The mathematics of the modernist villa, Dordrecht, Springer, 207–246.