Architecture Always Reflects the Values of Its Current Culture


 Part of Billionaire's Row and Central Park. Image © Itrytohelp32 via WIkipedia under license CC BY-SA 4.0

Part of Billionaire's Row and Central Park. Image © Itrytohelp32 via WIkipedia under license CC BY-SA 4.0

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

What we build can be metaphoric—often intentionally, sometimes subliminally. But architecture is seldom the intentional commentary of architects, crafting symbolism; more often it is a direct reflection of its time and the culture that made it.

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