Some think that buildings should be constructed with functionality in mind, as it is more important than design. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Modern architecture has embarked upon various unique designs that give us the privilege of looking at various abstract structures around us. However, the principle of the shape of a building being primarily based upon its intended functions or purposes is getting lost somewhere in this flamboyance. This essay shall lay stress upon this issue further.
Architectural design values make up an important part of what influences architects and designers when they make their design decisions. As the technology, tastes and economies are rapidly changing, the need for new forms of buildings is being realized, giving way to modern architectural ideas. Some of these structures are really mind-blowing and have become the landmarks of the particular region. The Petronas Towers in Malaysia and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai are perfect examples for this. However, not all modern architectures have succeeded in their primary purpose – functionality.
Many of the modern architectural designs have failed to provide simple structural stability and functionality, in spite of being swanky and modish. We can quote Walt Disney concert hall in America as an example here. It has been complained to have been reflecting immense heat from the sun rays to the buildings nearby because of its structure. Another example is of the fully glass-paned Hancock Tower that was so feebly done, that the glass sheets started dropping out of the building and onto the road, creating a fatal situation for pedestrians underneath. The basic idea of these illustrations is to highlight the carelessness shown regarding the sturdiness of the building, in order to make it look contemporary and unique.
To conclude, I fully agree with the statement in the question emphasizing on the necessity of ‘form’ following ‘function’. The usefulness of a structure and its robustness should never be compromised for the sake of its grandeur and magnificence.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
however, if, look, really, regarding, so, as to, in spite of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 13.1623246493 106% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 7.85571142285 51% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 10.4138276553 106% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 7.30460921844 55% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 22.0 24.0651302605 91% => OK
Preposition: 43.0 41.998997996 102% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 8.3376753507 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1652.0 1615.20841683 102% => OK
No of words: 303.0 315.596192385 96% => OK
Chars per words: 5.45214521452 5.12529762239 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.17215713816 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.19605228178 2.80592935109 114% => OK
Unique words: 194.0 176.041082164 110% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.640264026403 0.561755894193 114% => OK
syllable_count: 512.1 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.384769539078 0% => OK
Article: 5.0 2.52805611222 198% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 16.0721442886 93% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 20.2975951904 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 40.0246590658 49.4020404114 81% => OK
Chars per sentence: 110.133333333 106.682146367 103% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.2 20.7667163134 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.0 7.06120827912 57% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.147683555371 0.244688304435 60% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0408339363132 0.084324248473 48% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.039021171043 0.0667982634062 58% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0807134452726 0.151304729494 53% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.029207513871 0.056905535591 51% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 13.0946893788 109% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 42.72 50.2224549098 85% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.3001002004 109% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.33 12.4159519038 115% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.84 8.58950901804 115% => OK
difficult_words: 100.0 78.4519038076 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 9.78957915832 112% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.1190380762 99% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 10.7795591182 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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