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

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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 interior of the house personifies the private world; the exterior of it is part...

The interior of the house personifies the private world; the exterior of it is part...

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.

Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England.

Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England.

The garden, by design, is concerned with both the interior and the land beyond the...

The garden, by design, is concerned with both the interior and the land beyond the...

Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design.

Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design.

What people want, above all, is order.

What people want, above all, is order.

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...

Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to...

Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to...

The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living.

The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living.

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,...

The frame of the cave leads to the frame of man.

The frame of the cave leads to the frame of man.

The chief concern of the French Impressionists was the discovery of balance between light and...

The chief concern of the French Impressionists was the discovery of balance between light and...

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...

Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England.

Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England.

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

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

It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process.

It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process.

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...

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...

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen...

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen...