WEEK NINE SELECTED READING: FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM

Friedman, Y. 2000. Function follows form. in. Sadler et al. (Eds). Non-plan : essays on freedom participation and change in modern architecture and urbanism. Oxford: Architectural Press. pp104-115.

“Form follows function” was the battle cry of twentieth century architecture

The function of each architectural space is determined first of all by the equipment specific for that space: furniture and fixtures

Functional spaces, for architects, are points in a linkage scheme

Architecture’s products, buildings, have plastic forms. Seen from the outside, they are like sculptures

Both the outside form and the inside form are determined largely by emotional factors

An architectural artifact is a body with a hollow, eventually of a volume different from its external shape

Envelopes protect against climate, against intrusions. Envelopes are not necessarily ridged.

What can be changed most easily is the function map. Functions can follow form

The dynamic process of architecture can be summed up as follows: function maps, envelopes, the supporting structure

Users preferences manifest themselves as use patterns. Use patterns are always personal