form follows function

The philosophy that the structure of something, especially a building, should first and foremost be designed with its intended function in mind, its aesthetic features being secondary. You can tell the architect who designed the campus believed that form follows function. Pretty much all the buildings are just big concrete boxes! I would never be the type of architect who strictly thinks that form follows function. I want to incorporate wavy shapes and organic elements! Form follows function, remember? If you're designing an office building, it shouldn't look like the Parthenon.