Functionality Quotes

“The function of a building is to look good and keep the rain out. After that, everything else is gravy.”

“Function means the relations of an object to the people who use it.”

“The function of a building is not just to be a shell, but to be an instrument for living.”

“Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”

“This is a commercial building, a machine that makes the land pay.”

“My object has not been to make a beautiful machine, but a thoroughly practical one.”

“Good design is about effective communication, not decoration.”

“Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need it to do.”

“The most important thing for me is to create something that people can really use in their daily lives.”

“The designer's role is to solve a problem. It's not about making something pretty.”

“The goal we are setting for ourselves is not the creation of a 'work of art' but the solution of a problem.”

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts.”

“The first principle of architectural beauty is that the essential lines of a construction be determined by a perfect appropriateness to its use.”

“Buildings are not simply expressive sculptures. They are shells for human life. That is their purpose.”

“The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.”

“Let the form of the building be the eloquent expression of its purpose.”

“An object is defined by its nature. In order to design it well, one must first investigate its nature; for it is meant to serve its purpose perfectly.”

“The first principle of architecture is to get the weather out.”

“Design is not about making things look pretty. It's about making things work better.”

“The challenge is to create something that is both beautiful and functional.”