The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light; the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline and the surrounding public space.

The past is not a line but a landscape.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

第一个将一块土地围起来并说‘这是我的’，并找到足够简单的人相信他的人，就是文明社会的真正创始人。

The family is the basic unit of society, and it is under attack.