functionalism

Isaac Kremer/ January 14, 2018/ / 0 comments

The visual expression of use and structure in the design of the buildings after ca. 1860; common for railroad station, esposition buildings, factories, and office buildings. 2. An architectural design principle which holds that the form, structure, and materials of a building should be based on the most functional solution to the program, rather than on academic or personal style, and that the various elements should be visually expressed separately; often expressed by the dictum “form follows function.” See also modern architecture. (Bucher, 1996)