[thoughtcriminal]

the most significant work of architecture is the first house ever built. that is where humanity first said, "I'm not going to live like an animal. I'm going to make my own shelter from the elements, my own protection from predators, and make something better than what I can find in nature." it was among the first acts of human identity and establishment. everything else proceeded from there - places of worship, places of education, places of work - all came from that first act of identifying humanity as a species that would not be subject to the destructive forces of nature, and had its own agenda for development.