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

Quote by Stephen Gardiner

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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.

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...

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 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...

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...

What people want, above all, is order.

What people want, above all, is order.

Land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life, the outside, the...

Land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life, the outside, the...

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 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 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...

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.

In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside...

In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside...

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...

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 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 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...

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 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...

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...