The architecture of a civilization is always in communion with its technology. Its effects are deeper than just the immediate appearance of buildings: the process of technology colors everything about how a culture interacts with the world. In the early 20th century, the mathematical rationalism of inventors and engineers intermixed with the... See more

across history, there’s a kind of ebb and flow between simplicity and excess, practicality and ornament. Almost like breathing in and out, cultures swing from minimal/practical to ornate/expressive , and back again. Here are some of the overarching cycles and patterns you see repeating in fashion, art, and architecture :

1. Cycles of Simplicity →... See more