I don’t think you can compare different eras. Every era has its own challenges and its own special things.
The architect must be a guardian of the future.
The melancholy science from which I make this offering to my friend relates to a region that from time immemorial was regarded as the true field of philosophy, but which, since the latter's conversion into method, has lapsed into intellectual neglect, sententious whimsy, and finally oblivion.