The Reading Room at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris (Fig

The reading room at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris (Fig. 31-52) demonstrates the tendency of late nineteenth-century architects to

A) fuse a historicizing approach to form with new technologies.
B) reject the use of mass-produced and industrial materials in design.
C) explore new architectural forms that could reflect the modern world.
D) adhere to the dictum that "form ever follows function."