Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community.

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

The medieval hall house was very primitive when it became the characteristic form of dwelling of the landowner of the Middle Ages.

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

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 Egyptian tomb was the outcome of the Mesopotamian influence and followed from the religious crisis the country had undergone.