The notion of a thermal optimum persists There is an underlying assumption that the best thermal environment never needs to be noticed, and that once an objectively "comfortable" thermal environment has been provided, all of our thermal needs will have been met. The use of all of our extremely sophisticated environmental control systems is directed to this one end—to produce standard comfort zone conditions. Lisa Heschong, Thermal Delight in Architecture heatcomfortenvironmentux
Head and hand The blueprint signaled a decisive disconnection between head and hand in design: the idea of a thing made complete in conception before it is constructed. Richard Sennett, The Craftsman The preliminary sketch design