The Function of Ornament by Moussavi, Farshid

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Listed in Hill's 'Buildings in Print: 100 influential and inspiring illustrated architecture books', this book is a graphic guide to ornaments in the twentieth century. It unveils the function of ornament as the agent for specific affects, dismantling the idea that ornament is applied to buildings as a discrete or non-essential entity. The book looks at recently built buildings and their use of: cladding; screens and screening; surface pattern; colour; light to add ornament. The drawings in this book are entirely the work and interpretation of students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. 189 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

ACTAR, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2008-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!