Our settlement of land is without regard to the best use of land.

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Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit,...

The delusion of entertainment is devoid of meaning. It may amuse us for a bit,...

Roman civilization had achieved, within the bounds of its technology, relatively as great a mastery...

Roman civilization had achieved, within the bounds of its technology, relatively as great a mastery...

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition,...

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition,...

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations...

We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations...

There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a...

There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a...

Nowhere has specialization penetrated so deeply into the building professions as North America.

Nowhere has specialization penetrated so deeply into the building professions as North America.

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for...

Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for...

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like...

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like...

After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of...

After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of...

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures...

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures...

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are...

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are...

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement...

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement...

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new...

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new...

The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while...

The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while...