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.

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 Japanese put houses in among the trees and allowed nature to gain the ascendancy in any composition.

In Egypt, the living were subordinate to the dead.

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.

What people want, above all, is order.