Download or read book The Function of Ornament written by Farshid Moussavi and published by Actar, Harvard Graduate School of Design. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.