Meaning of Function in Architecture: Interpret Insider and Outsider Function

Ashadi Ashadi

Abstract


In architecture, the concept of function had existed in the classical period and continued to develop into the postmodern period. It was generally associated with Vitruvius's phonumenal works, De Architectura Libri Decem, in particular with the Vitruvian Triad: firmitatis, utilitatis, and venustatis. This paper aimed to understand the meaning of function in architecture, through the literature study. The results showed that in each period, from classical to postmodern period, the concept of function underwent a development of meaning until its peak in the postmodern period. In the modern period, with its main motto "forms follow function", the concept of beauty had been eliminated. In the postmodern period there were ideas about functions in architecture, which not only attached to the functions of the direct users of the building but also attached to them the functions of indirect users both responsive and symbolic.

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