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

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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 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 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...

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 Egyptian tomb was the outcome of the Mesopotamian influence and followed from the religious...

The Egyptian tomb was the outcome of the Mesopotamian influence and followed from the religious...

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

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

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...

The largest and most influential houses chiefly demonstrate the aloofness of the French approach.

The largest and most influential houses chiefly demonstrate the aloofness of the French approach.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Houses mean a creation, something new, a shelter freed from the idea of a cave.

Houses mean a creation, something new, a shelter freed from the idea of a cave.

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.

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 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...

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...

The center of Western culture is Greece, and we have never lost our ties with...

The center of Western culture is Greece, and we have never lost our ties with...

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

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