We can appreciate but not really understand the medieval town. We cannot comprehend its compactness, the contiguity of all its buildings as a single uninterrupted whole.

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The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual...

The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may...

There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone...

There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone...

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...

God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made...

God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made...

There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a...

There is little doubt that we are in the midst of a revolution of a...

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are...

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are...

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...

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures.

We are yet to have a conscience at all about the exploitation of human cultures.

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...

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.

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition,...

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition,...

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and...

This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and...

Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating...

Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating...

The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it...

The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it...

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

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...

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.