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

U.S. architect Louis Sullivan, known as the father of the skyscraper, coined the phrase “form ever follows function” in his 1896 essay, “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered.” His argument ...
Network World

Data Center design: Form follows function

American architect Louis Sullivan, the father of modernism, is widely credited with the key axiom of 20th century modern architecture: “Form follows function.” That adage is also vital to data center ...
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, ...