functionalist

or Functionalist

[ fuhngk-shuh-nl-ist ]

noun

1. a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.

adjective

1. of or relating to functionalism.
2. built or made according to the principles of Functionalism by a person associated with the movement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of functionalist¹

First recorded in 1910–15; functional + -ist

Example Sentences

Note that this irreconcilable difference between functionalist and causal theories has nothing to do with intelligence, natural or artificial.

From Scientific American

He spent days perusing the historic center’s hangarlike markets and countless workshops, many of them tucked into crumbling colonial houses and crooked functionalist apartment blocks.

From New York Times

Built in 1927, this seaside cabin has the white walls and nautical balconies common to so much European functionalist architecture, but inside it’s lusher and racier, with bespoke leather-clad beds and fondle-inviting carpets.

From New York Times

Placards are positioned along the way to explain the history of noteworthy buildings, such as Kino International, a still-working movie theater and a gem of functionalist architecture, and the duel towers, Frankfurter Tor.

From New York Times

Kahn’s punchy concrete modernism went with a questioning of functionalist dogma and the relationship between the master and the pupil seems to have been enriching to the ideas of both.

From The Guardian