Universal Principles of Architecture

INTRODUCTION

How to read Universal Principles of Architecture

Universal Principles of Architecture is a unique opportunity to expand to a broader public a must-needed conversation about the importance, possibilities, and role that architecture plays in our lives. The book is a reflection on how spaces—from the intimate interiors of a house or an apartment to the buildings that make the urban fabric of cities and town—not only determine a great portion of our interactions with one another and the environment but are also present in the ways we think and interact with the world. Universal Principles of Architecture engages not only with the material manifestations of architecture—the wood, brick and mortar, concrete, and steel—but with the immaterial ...