Should form always follow function? Architect Ole Scheeren isn’t sure: ‘We think of buildings as living organisms’

When form follows function architecture...offers no more than is asked of it,” architect Ole Scheeren said during Fortune ...
D Magazine

Jo Heinz: Form Follows Function

According to Wikipedia, “form follows function is a principle associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century. The principle is that the shape of a building or object ...
Live Science

American Architecture: Form Doesn't Follow Function

When you can't tell City Hall from an art museum, perhaps architecture isn't doing its job. Indeed, one new study finds most people can't see the difference in many U.S. buildings. Residents in Tokyo, ...
Science Daily

For Many Public Buildings, Form Doesn't Follow Function, Study Finds

When you look at the exterior of a building, can you tell whether the building is a city hall, an art museum, a library, or a live theater? Most people can't, according to a new study. And those ...
The Washington Post

When Function Follows Form, the Result Can Be Innovative Architecture

Are you dissatisfied with the size, shape and arrangement of rooms in your home or workplace? Even so, whoever designed the buildings undoubtedly intended to satisfy your functional needs. Further, ...
The Michigan Daily

Form follows function in ‘Columbus’

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook At the center of “Columbus” is a bank designed by Eero Saarinen. It’s the first truly modernist ...