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The first important lesson I have learned governs all types of architectures studied, that is: “form follow function”, as stated by Louis Sullivan. Architecture is unique from fine arts such as painting and sculpting for its works have a concrete function to which they serve. As discussed extensively in class, the form is only relevant in so far as it fulfills the function it was created for in the first place.

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The function of any architectural structure must serve not only beauty but also the common good of the people, similar to how architectural structures were created for worshipping as seen in structures like the Church of Santa Maria Della Salute and the Parthenon in Greece.

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SECOND LESSON: ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE ARE HEAVILY RELATED

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SECOND LESSON: ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE ARE HEAVILY RELATED

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Be it Church, Classical, or Organic Architecture, nature plays a significant role in the formation of well-known architectural structures today, as seen in the Theory of Beauty, which relates that timeless beauty can be learned from the ‘truth of nature’.

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The Parthenon and Notre Dame had used the Golden Ratio, which is found and rooted in nature, whereas Organic Architecture requires a harmonious relationship with nature and the integration of architecture and its surroundings. Though there are discrepancies in the type of architecture, they all give respect to nature and to what it offers to the beauty and significance of architecture

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THIRD LESSON: MODERN ARCHITECTURE HAS BECOME UTILITARIAN

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THIRD LESSON: MODERN ARCHITECTURE HAS BECOME UTILITARIAN

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Lastly, modern architecture has become utilitarian—it does not value the significance and integrity that it should be treated for itself; a degradation of architecture’s form. We have lost touch of classical architecture, and the space no longer serves an intimate purpose of ownership for those who move around it.

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Architecture has thus lost its character, and we should strive to bring back the beauty and effort given unto classical architecture to structures we build today.