House, patch of meadow, oh evening light Suddenly you acquire a human face Your are very near us, embracing and embraced Rainier Maria Rilke (1875-1926) There is a timeless way of building that is thousands of years old and the same today as it has always been. This way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are themselves as ancient in their form as are our faces (Alexander, 1979). The timeless way requires that buildings grow directly from mans inner nature (Alexander, 1979). The implication is that man and his constructed environment are one and indivisible. The ...