The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.

Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England.

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.

Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads.

The Romans used every housing form known today and they have a remarkably modern look.

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest.

The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to go forward again.