ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book. The book endeavours to demonstrate that art, and gives the skills to use "technology" to support architectural intent. Architecture faculty tend to be very protective of the education of their students, and, quite rightly, are careful about what sorts of awards they hand out for design work. Ultimately, it was decided that a faculty jury would choose a prize winner based on "work that demonstrates well-reasoned responses in architecture with the promise of enduring qualities". An example of the marginalization of performance in architecture was delivered virtually to doorstep in the form of a small hut, built by students to be temporarily occupied for a fundraiser. The best architecture achieves both visual harmony and the longevity architects and their clients so desire. Both in the academic world and the professional world, architects have many incentives to obscure any half-knowledge.
