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ArchitectUS Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 13	Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:39 am    Post subject: Definitive Architecture: Functional Formism A definitive architecture category designation: Paper(s) published on Wikipedia site, Re: FUNCTIONAL FORMISM: The Dicate and Reveal of Primary Function and Formative Expression. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_Formism Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_follows_function Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Applied_design_engineering Addendum Ref: http://www.gwd-architecture.com
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mx2 Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 1820 Location: Miami, Florida	Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:29 pm    Post subject: all of these weblinks are circular (wikipedia is an open source "encyclopedia"...not a reliable source) and the good Dr.'s webpage seems self-promoting. That said, what does "dicate" mean? And why is expression refined to be formative in order to define "functional formism". Ad why is function applied to an "-ism" that really is not necessarily definitive as a predicator to form? Can forms function informally? Can dysfunctional forms exist? Can forms be dysfunctional? if they can, then what's the point? To define something a posteriori doesn't lend much to the general discussion of architecture... I'm baffled. mx2.5 _________________ *Art of Architecture: The conscious use of skill and creative imagination in the production of an aesthetic building. *Science of Architecture: The calculated use of technical skill and knowledge in the construction of a functional building.
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