A Relation between Function and Architectural Form in the Observers Perception

Abstract

The work presented deals with the experiance of the architectural form related to its function, which is one of permanently open questions in the architectural theory. Various practical situations are considered, in which the architectural form meets its relation towards the function happening within the construction. That range could go from the extremely simplified relation we recognize as in famous phrase „form follows the function“, to the absolute incoherence of the facade from the activities that are performed inside the construction. The influences of these relations on cognitive processes of the observer are considered, as well as the important elements that affect them.