94 eighteenth century, noted that the wholeness and beauty of form are products of pure functionalism, and that there is no room for beautiful forms that do not flow from a functional need . At the same time however, the Shakers did not interpret the term "pure functionalism" in the narrow sense of the word as did the modernists, for whom the expression "form follows function" was semantically connected only to the physical body of the building . They understood it in the broad sense, connecting it both to the physical and spiritual experience one feels inside a building . This is the experience I want to create for the users of the buildings I design . I implemented this broader definition when I designed the "Music Center and Library" . For example : the wall separating the entrance lobby from the auditorium would be expected to be solid . However I chose it to be in glass in order to be able to see through it as one enters the building and enjoy the view across the auditorium of the ...
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