Of all the arts, architecture is the most prevalent and necessary. Shelter stands beside food, water, and fire as the basest need. Society cannot exist without buildings, yet, paradoxically, buildings can survive for millennia without society. This makes architecture the most permanent and visible expression of a culture. In most cases, it is the only expression remaining of a culture. Yet, in this “enlightened” age, we neglect and mock it.

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Austin Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Texas Realty writing about architecture. Thoughts are mine. UChicago '22 undergrad with majors in history (intellectual history) and public policy (economic policy) | Founding Editor Chicago Thinker