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Firmness, Commodity, and Delight

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Have you ever seen a lovely building? A hotel, a high tower, a comfortable little home, a super palace, an airport, or even a prison? Each one needs architecture involvement. Architecture is not just about style and aesthetics, but also cultural, political, technological, environmental, and even medical. Architecture is a science as well as an art. Perhaps we could take it a step further and say it's a highly complex jewel because it's not just art or science, it's more than that. This is a field focused on psychology, sociology, economics, politics, and so much more. Architecture is certainly a part of the culture; it was considered the mother of all arts! It is a part of how we see each other, and part of how we see the universe. The unique aspect of architecture is that it can last for hundreds and hundreds of years in its concrete manifestation in structures. Architecture has become the environmental set and meaning of our lives beyond just providing shelter. That...