The Function of Ornament

A graphic guide to ornaments in the 20th century, this work unveils the function of ornament as the agent for specific effects, dismantling the idea that ornament is applied to buildings as a discrete or nonessential entity.

• Author
• Farshid Moussavi, J. Seth Hoffman

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 186

• Publisher
• Actar

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9788496540507

• Genres
• architecture, design

• Release date
• 2008