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

It was only from an inner calm that man was able to discover and shape calm surroundings.

Newton, for instance, attempted to comprehend the diversities of the universe with a single system of mathematical laws, the objectivity, sobriety and logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which, while accepting variations and adjustments according to climate and other needs, could be applied universally.

It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process.

The corridor is hardly ever found in small houses, apart from the verandah, which also serves as a corridor.

People like terra firma, and they should be allowed to walk where they wish.

Human requirements are the inspiration for art.