Does (the) Form Follow Function?

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“Form follows function” is a principle associated with modern architecture and industrial design in the 20th century, which states that the shape of a building or object should be predicated on its intended purpose. The origin of the phrase is traced back to American sculptor Horatio Greenough, but it was American architectural giant Louis Henri Sullivan who adopted it and made it famous.1 Sullivan originally said, “Form ever follows function,” but the simpler “form follows function” is the phrase usually remembered. This term became Sullivan’s aesthetic credo and was for him the “rule that shall permit of no exception.” …