The definition and interpretation of relations between form and function has been the subject of a multi-faceted and contentious dispute from the beginning of architectural discourse in the 18th Century through to the critics of functionalism in the 20th Century.This fundamental work presents an overview of function-form concepts in architecture. Against the background of the currently resurgent discourse in architecture and design, Ute Poerschke contributes to an essential understanding of its history of ideas.
