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.

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

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

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

In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture.

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

What people want, above all, is order.