U.S. architect Louis Sullivan, known as the father of the skyscraper, coined the phrase “form ever follows function” in his 1896 essay, “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered.” His argument ...

American architect Louis Sullivan, the father of modernism, is widely credited with the key axiom of 20th century modern architecture: “Form follows function.” That adage is also vital to data center ...

In my first week of studying industrial design in college one of my professors turned to the class, and while holding and pointing to a hammer, he said "form follows function." That was the first time ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – When you look at the exterior of a building, can you tell whether the building is a city hall, an art museum, a library, or a live theater? Most people can't, according to a new study ...

Fred Martino interviews Craig Anz, Director of Graduate Studies in Architecture at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. They discuss the undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture at SIU ...

Join us for the fifth edition of Z-axis – Form Follows Climate! This year, the urgency of climate responsive architecture will be addressed through four sessions exploring the concept of ‘Form Follows ...

Both the cover story by Nicolai Ouroussoff (“Drafting a Career,” June 23) and subsequent letter by Jeff Softley (June 30) miss the point about Michael Maltzan’s architecture. As an art educator, I ...