The fire of oak logs The fire of oak logs which burned day and night for six months became the focal point of our family life. ...It is inevitable that the English word "home" cannot be translated directly into French. The nearest equivalent in French is the word foyer, the hearth. Lawrence Wylie, Village in the Vaucluse Thermal Delight in Architecture homefirefamilylanguage
What the brick really wants. Michael Sorkin, Two Hundred Fifty Things an Architect Should Know The material finds the right objectWe are working against the grain of the woodThe joy of the humble brick material