##  [Form Follows Function](/form-follows-function) 

  ##  [Form Follows Function](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/form-follows-function-0) 

  

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**Engineering & Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

An architectural design principle stating that a building's shape, arrangement and appearance should be primarily determined by its intended uses, programmatic requirements and functional performance rather than by ornamentation or purely formal considerations.