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FORM AND FUNCTION OF SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH

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FORM AND FUNCTION OF SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH

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The main function of the San Sebastian Church is to have Eucharistic celebrations that can hold a certain amount of people inside the infrastructure. The form of the church was influenced by its function because the people who built this wanted it to be long-lasting that is why they opted for a material that would not slowly break through the years. They have glass stained windows as for the source of light that has been painted on with the stories of the passion of Christ. There are chandeliers in the church as another source of light. Another noticeable function of the infrastructure would be its pointed arches when in reality, it helps with the overall weight of the church. The groin vault, which is the intersection of two-barrel vaults, is also present in the church and it supports the ceiling (Przybylek, n.d.).

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The Basilica Minore de San Sebastián, more known as San Sebastian Basilica, is the only gothic church wholly made of steel in the Philippines. Despite having the steel come from Belgium, the church was completed in 1891 and was a few of the major structures that were not destroyed during World War II. The exact location where the San Sebastian church could be found is in Plaza del Carmen in the center of Quiapo, Manila. Although it still has not been confirmed, there is a rumor that the French engineer who was the mastermind of the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel, was behind the design and construction of San Sebastian.

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"FORM AND FUNCTION ARE ONE"

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"FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION"

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The function of architecture influences its form. With this said, the design of the building must coincide with its purpose. For an object to be qualified as useful, it must be able to perform its supposed action.  It was Louis Sullivan who invented the principle “form follows function” and his mentee, Frank Lloyd Wright, who took the words of his mentor and made his own: “Form and function are one.” (Craven, 2019). Provided that a building not only serves its purpose as shelter and protection it may, however, vary depending on the architecture. Specific attributes such as walls, ceiling, doors, windows, and more would determine if a building would be considered functional. It would be pointless to go to a school where the ceiling does not protect the students from rain and heat from the sun. therefore, the form of the architecture must follow its function to make sure that the purpose of the building would be executed.