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    Architecture is an applied art, founded not on theories but on practice.

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    For where else, if not in the home, can we let our imagination wander?

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    Television watching should more properly be called television staring; it engages eye and ear simultaneously in a relentless and persistent way and leaves no room for daydreaming. This is what makes watching such an inferior form of leisure

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    There are scores of books offering 'solutions' to sprawl. Their authors would do well to read this book.

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    While cities are distinguished by their architecture and physical appearance, Bell and de-Shalit make a compelling case that many major world cities--and their inhabitants--also express their own distinctive ethos or values. The Spirit of Cities takes the reader on a wide-ranging and lively personal journey.

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    The truth is that a nineteenth-century warehouse exhibits greater craft in its construction than all but the most expensive modern buildings.