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

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

The garden, by design, is concerned with both the interior and the land beyond the garden

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

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

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.

The American order reveals a method that was largely the outcome of material necessity, as exemplified by the Colonial style and the grid.