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

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

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

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

The interior of the house personifies the private world; the exterior of it is part of the outside world.

In the East there is a gap between the top of the wall and the underside of the roof; the wall does not act as a support. Instead, it acts as a screen, and the Chinese were able to use it as they wished.

Houses mean a creation, something new, a shelter freed from the idea of a cave.