In the crowded and difficult conditions of a steep hillside, houses have had to struggle to establish their territory and to survive.

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French architecture always manages to combine the most magnificent underlying themes of architecture; like Roman...

French architecture always manages to combine the most magnificent underlying themes of architecture; like Roman...

The Romans used every housing form known today and they have a remarkably modern look.

The Romans used every housing form known today and they have a remarkably modern look.

The American order reveals a method that was largely the outcome of material necessity, as...

The American order reveals a method that was largely the outcome of material necessity, as...

It is hardly surprising that the Georgian domestic style emerges as the most remarkable in...

It is hardly surprising that the Georgian domestic style emerges as the most remarkable in...

In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central...

In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central...

The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture...

The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture...

The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally.

The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally.

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest.

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest.

The medieval hall house was very primitive when it became the characteristic form of dwelling...

The medieval hall house was very primitive when it became the characteristic form of dwelling...

The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in...

The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in...

The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.

The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.

The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life,...

The exterior cannot do without the interior since it is from this, as from life,...

People like terra firma, and they should be allowed to walk where they wish.

People like terra firma, and they should be allowed to walk where they wish.

The mandala describes balance. This is so whatever the pictorial form.

The mandala describes balance. This is so whatever the pictorial form.

The corridor is hardly ever found in small houses, apart from the verandah, which also...

The corridor is hardly ever found in small houses, apart from the verandah, which also...

Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas,...

Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas,...

The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle,...

The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle,...

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious...

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious...

Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community.

Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community.

The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to...

The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to...