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When an architect focuses on only one design concept (form, physical considerations or human factors) the overall success of a building may suffer.

John Hancock Building, Boston (IM Pei)

Ayub Hospital, Dacca (Louis Kahn)

Housing at La Defence, France (Emile Aillaird)

History Faculty, MA (James Stirling)

Medical Faculty, Brussels (Lucien Kroll)

Kresge Auditorium, MA (Eero Saarinen)

Centre Pompideau, Paris (Piano and Rogers)

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4 types of forces work against building members: tension, compression, bending and shear. Examples of structures that express how the forces run throughout.

The Pantheon, Rome

Hagia Sophia, Constantinople

Maisons Jaoul, France (Le Corbusier)

Colosseum, Rome

Pont du Gard, France

Ames Gate Lodge, MA (HH Richardson)

Town Hall, MA (HH Richardson)

Morse and Stiles Hall, CT (Eero Saarinen)

Strimling House, MA (Maurice Smith)

Lake Shore Drive Apartments (Mies van der Rohe)

Deere and Co. Headquarters, IL (Eero Saarinen)

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Natural elements as a basis for the development of architectural form.

Wat Arun and Royal Palace, Bangkok

Casa Mila, Barcelona (Antonio Gaudi)

TWA Terminal, New York (Eero Saarinen)

Dipoli Student Union, Finland (Reia Pietila)

Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao (Frank Gehry)