ABSTRACT
Eighteenth-century origin theory, as far as architecture is concerned, is some-
what like the story of the three little pigs. The first little pig built his house of
straw, and was eaten by the wolf for his foolishness. The second little pig built
his house of sticks. It withstood a little longer, but in the end the wolf huffed and
puffed and blew it all down, and alas, the pig was eaten. The third little pig,
however, was a sensible pig. He built his house of bricks, and saved his life.
Permanence pays off; only with the arrival of the enduring and the monumental,
can pigs – and architecture – rest safely (Figure 3.1).
