Very glad to see this site, but I still recommend people buy the book.
Read it from cover to cover, slowly, or just dip in when you have 5 minutes downtime without a screen. It has wonderful photos. The writing is poetic. The themes are mesmerizing.
It slowly descends the gradient of life, from humanity to town to commerce to recreation to family to solitude.
If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say humaneness. It is a wonderful musing on the human condition, as well as a series of concrete recommendations on how to improve it.
A nice side-effect, is that it will help you to make your home a lot more livable.
My favorite pattern is "Light From Two Sides." Amazingly simple, and absolutely correct. Not sure where it is, in there, but I remember it clearly, when I read the book.
Read it from cover to cover, slowly, or just dip in when you have 5 minutes downtime without a screen. It has wonderful photos. The writing is poetic. The themes are mesmerizing.
It slowly descends the gradient of life, from humanity to town to commerce to recreation to family to solitude.
If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say humaneness. It is a wonderful musing on the human condition, as well as a series of concrete recommendations on how to improve it.