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 should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose.
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Though connected with the sculptor Horatio Greenough, the term actually was created by Louis Sullivan, an American architect. He first wrote in in his article in 1896. It was the time when old buildings were still abundant and he thought that it was near time that it was all replaced by newer and more innovative forms of buildings. He also thought that the form of the subject should come from its function, and not from its historical origins.
The terms just basically suggests than simple design tops the more complex and complicated ones. The beauty of the design comes from the function of it, not from the aesthetic value. But even though this might be true up to a certain point, while a functionally objective design process might create a timeless and completely practical design, it can instead come of ad boring and uninteresting.
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