Think like a Chemist

INCIDENT:
Today I had a substitute professor for my intro to chemistry course. He said that we should "think like chemists" in that chemists believe that structure and function are related. This of course is in reference to atoms and the like, but it reminded me of a fundamental tenant of modern architecture - form follows function. Louis Sullivan made this phrase famous in the late 19th century. He believed that architecture had to reconcile nature with science and technology.

MORAL:
"Form follows function" is open to interpretation. At the time of Sullivan it referred to doing away with ornamentation, which was associated with the classical style. Technology allowed architects to think creatively and redefine the dominant paradigm. It is amazing how this idea has not persisted in the majority of architecture built today. It is sadly obvious that not much is thought about in the design of the majority of architecture today. Aren't we due for a new style?