At The Age Of 80, I'm Becoming

From The Early Days Of European Migration To America, In The 17th Century, The Prototype Of Buildings Was Based On English Precedent, Even If Mostly Translated Into The Locally Available Material In Abundance: Timber.

Architecture Is Not An Inspirational Business, It's A Rational Procedure To Do Sensible And Hopefully Beautiful Things; That's All.

The Form Language Used By The Ancient Egyptians In Their Structures Is Minimal.

Japans Humid And Warm Summer Climate, As Well As Frequent Earthquakes Resulted In Lightweight Timber Buildings Raised Off The Ground That Are Resistant To Earth Tremors.

After About The First Millennium, Italy Was The Cradle Of Romanesque Architecture, Which Spread Throughout Europe, Much Of It Extending The Structural Daring With Minimal Visual Elaboration.