“The big questions raised in the book are: ‘What are we building today, and what kinds of aspirations are represented by what we build?’ How can we explain to future generations why we have left them with very little of which to be proud? What is the difference in ordinary buildings and buildings that rise to the level of art, and how can we make that difference understood by the public and those who commission building design?” Continued on page 119
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