The Shape of Time A Book by George Kubler en.wikipedia.org The Tiling Patterns of Sebastien Truchet and the Topology of Structural Hierarchy euphonytime
The dignity of age Wood and stone, and now concrete and wood, age slowly and with dignity. They do not shatter hysterically like glass, or tear like paper, but discolor with a melancholy, noble air. Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness Things that shine and glitter time