In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect.

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No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We...

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We...

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but...

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but...

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...

We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be...

We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be...

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to...

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to...

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...

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

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

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion...

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion...

Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression.

Profit and bottom line, the contemporary mantra, eliminates the very source of architectural expression.

The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain...

The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain...

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor...

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor...

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself....

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself....

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it...

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it...

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...

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

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.

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...

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...

Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric...

Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric...