Program represents both the time and character of a project. Program according to client and to architectural movement can be identified throughout history. The form follows function aspect of John McMorrough's article was especially interesting. As he states, "form follows function" is a well known colloquial term. The two standpoints that program defines the space, and that the space aids in defining the program can lead to very different architectural resolutions. What is necessary is to give the architecture the ability to be reconfigured and repurposed so that it can stay relevant in contemporary society, with contemporary technology. Rooms that had a specific purpose, designed around period specific technology do not possess the ability to be retrofitted with current systems. Had the program allowed for modification and flexibility, some buildings would still prove useful today. Diagrams are one means of making this phenomenon possible. The idea of a diagram effectively allows for malleable program, and overlap to accomodate various functions set forth at later dates.
