Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it.

Our universities advocate fragmentation in their course systems.

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

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

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

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward.

Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place in all this? Unfortunately we are no longer the interpreters of our culture's myths but the followers of that dubious client, the developer, who has little patience with the art of architecture, the fine detail and obscure promise, which can upset his financial activity.