Certainly the onslaught of digital research materials prompted these changes in function and design.
The team is now looking at function and design changes to be launched during 2012.
"The Bauhaus architects considered them the epitome of form, function, and design," Watkins explained, wryly.
Mr. Piano is known for exposing the structural elements of his buildings in an effort to merge function and design.
The luncheon meal was served in a bag, the wine in plastic cups and conversation centered on the function and design of paper and plastic.
His building facades are understated and whitewashed, with an emphasis on harmony between function and design.
In function and design, the B Akasaka closely resembles Starwood's soon-to-be-opened Aloft chain of hotels: an express version of the boutique hotel.
Among the airport sites I saw that offer such a feature, those for Dallas/Fort Worth, San Francisco, Hartsfield, Logan and McCarran International in Las Vegas (www.mccarran.com) led the pack in terms of function and design.
"It's always a balancing act between function and design," said Michael Bierut, a partner in the New York office of the international design consultant Pentagram, which designed the amenity kits, cabin interiors and corporate logo for United Airlines.
Students design their item, and then create a Zemaitis-style auction catalogue page with the following information: -a picture of the item -a description of the item (function and design) -the artist's name, dates (birth date), and nationality -the estimated value Catalogue pages should be detailed, sleek, and modern looking, replicating the catalogues described in the article as much as possible.
