普金是19世纪初英国哥特复兴运动的重要代表.他的功能主义理论被视为现代主义理论的先驱之一。本文深入剖析了他两部著作——《对比》与《尖式或基督教建筑的真实原则》的差异.揭示出普金论述中两种不同的功能主义:总体功能主义与本质功能主义。并经过进一步分析.指出了本质功能主义的缺陷以及总体功能主义作为建筑理论基础的合理性。 Pukin was an important representative of the Gothic Revival Movement in the early 19th century, and his functionalist theory was regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist theory. This paper analyzes in depth the differences between his two books, “Contrast” and “The True Principles of the Spire or Christian Architecture.” Two different functionalisms in Putin’s discourse are revealed: general functionalism and essential functionalism. After further analysis, it points out the defects of essential functionalism and the rationality of overall functionalism as the basis of architectural theory.