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“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
— Mortimer Adler
An architect seeks to build a friend's house grounded in a rich historical tradition.
Virgil Recommends:
“You mentioned the work of Le Corbusier He explicitly drew on Vitruvius (the idea of ideal proportions, the relationship between form and function). Reading Vitruvius will deepen your understanding of where Le Corbusier came from and give you older, richer soil to plant your own ideas in.”
Book Recommendation:
Vitruvius, The Ten Books on Architecture
“Walking through a library can be overwhelming.”
— Angie Leinen
Recommended: Tao De Ching
“I didn’t know where to start. Now I can’t stop reading.”
— Justin Reidy
Recommended: Beyond Good and Evil
“Virgil suggested Dante. I think he’s on to something.”
— Samuel Mensah
Recommended: The Divine Comedy
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