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Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies.


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The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.



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If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which they are built.



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A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.



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Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.

Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.



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Bricks should be made in Spring or Autumn so that they may dry uniformly.



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For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites varies with the various gods.



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All machinery is derived from nature, and is founded on the teaching and instruction of the revolution of the firmament.



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Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.





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