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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 ...
EurekAlert!

For many public buildings, form doesn't follow function, study finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio – 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 ...
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 ...
OC Weekly

Form Follows Function

Photo by James BunoanFor a guy who designed buildings that look like they came from outer space, Eldon Davis is pretty down-to-earth. The architecture firm he opened with partner Louis Armt in 1947 ...
Los Angeles Times

Form Follows Function

Both the cover story by Nicolai Ouroussoff (“Drafting a Career,” June 23) and subsequent letter by Jeff Softley (June 30) miss the point about Michael Maltzan’s architecture. As an art educator, I ...