Our Incapacity To Comprehend Other Cultures Stems

The Renaissance Is Studded By The Names Of The Artists And Architects, With Their Creations Recorded As Great Historical Events.

In Those Countries With Centuries Of A Craft Tradition Behind Their Building Methods, Techniques Are Tightly Coordinated Under The Direction Of The Architect.

The Artist Likes To Seem Totally Responsible For His Work. Often He Begins To Explain It, To Make It Appear As If It Were A Reasonable Process.

We Find Japan A Little More Difficult To Understand Because It Has Proven Its 20th Century Prowess Though The Ancient Traditions Still Persist.

Builders Eventually Took Advantage Of The Look Of Modernism To Build Cheaply And Carelessly.