The Japanese put houses in among the trees and allowed nature to gain the ascendancy in any composition.

Quote by Stephen Gardiner

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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.

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 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...

Human requirements are the inspiration for art.

Human requirements are the inspiration for art.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

The mystery is what prompted men to leave caves, to come out of the womb...

The mystery is what prompted men to leave caves, to come out of the womb...

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 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 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,...

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...

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 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...