functionalism (art and architecture)

The theory, rooted in Greek philosophy, that beauty should be identified with functional efficiency. Occasionally discussed in the 18th-c and 19th-c, it became fashionable in the 1920s and 1930s, especially under Bauhaus influence. In architecture, the form of a building was to be determined by the function it was meant to fulfil - as in the famous definition of a house as a machine for living in.

For structural-functionalism in anthropology, see structural functionalism For functionalism in the philosophy of mind, see Functionalism (philosophy of mind) For functionalism in architecture, see Functionalism (architecture). For functionalism in linguistics, see Functional grammar For functionalism in political science, see Functionalism in international relations For functionalism in psychology and cognitive science, see Functionalism (psychology) For Functionalism in Holocaust History, see Functionalism versus Intentionalism

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