Form follows function A Quote by Louis Sullivan en.wikipedia.org 205. Structure Follows Social SpacesClassical absurdityThe element becomes a signThe requirements of economyAgainst form follows functionThe minimum conditionForm follows failureThe usages of life formfunctiondesignarchitecture
Their wrongness is somehow more immediate In general, a successful design, which Alexander terms a good fit between form and context, can be declared only when we can detect no more [points that conform to the standard against which we judge]. It is "departures from the norm which stand out in our minds, rather than the norm itself. Their wrongness is somehow more immediate than the rightness." Henry Petroski, The Evolution of Useful Things Notes on the Synthesis of Form