"Architecture is an ancient discipline, and the results of its thinking and endeavour provide us with some of the most lasting examples of our culture…Is it possible that we have lost the ability to learn from and derive inspiration for contemporary architecture from the indigenous realities?...Physical reality is perceived by the individual self, and is given meaning by the community…When self assumes the nature of community, there is a creative interaction which results in action coupled with awareness…"

• The Discovery of Architecture