Vitality Is Radiated From Exceptional Art And

Great Buildings That Move The Spirit Have Always Been Rare. In Every Case They Are Unique, Poetic, Products Of The Heart.

Our Incapacity To Comprehend Other Cultures Stems From Our Insistence On Measuring Things In Our Own Terms.

Does An Architecture To Assuage The Spirit Have A Place In All This? Unfortunately We Are No Longer The Interpreters Of Our Culture's Myths But The Followers Of That Dubious Client, The Developer, Who Has Little Patience With The Art Of Architecture, The Fine Detail And Obscure Promise, Which Can Upset His Financial Activity.

Nowhere Has Specialization Penetrated So Deeply Into The Building Professions As North America.

With Production Alone As The Goal, Industry In North America Was Dominated By The Assembly Line, Standardization For Mass Consumption.