What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.

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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...

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved.

The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe.

The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe.

With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly...

With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly...

Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for...

Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for...

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...

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,...

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We...

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We...

Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly.

Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly.

The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while...

The essentially unchangeable established order of things slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while...

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our...

Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our...

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it...

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it...

Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art...

Inspiration in Science may have to do with ideas, but not in Art. In art...

No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert...

No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert...

We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations...

We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations...

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...

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self...

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self...

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...

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.