The primary era of this study - the twentieth century - symbolizes the peak of the colonial rule and its total decline, as well as the rise of the new nation state of India. The processes that have been labeled 'westernization' and 'modernization' radically changed middle-class …
The primary era of this study - the twentieth century - symbolizes the peak of the colonial rule and its total decline, as well as the rise of the new nation state of India. The processes that have been labeled 'westernization' and 'modernization' radically changed middle-class …
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Part I Introduction: Architectural Theory and Functional Theory -- 1 The Inheritance: Architectural Practice and Architectural Theory …
Argues that the model of 'function' and the concept of a 'functional building' that we have inherited from the C20th Modernists is limited in scope and detracts from a full understanding of the purposes served by the built environment.
