ABSTRACT
Part One examines how different modes of representation throughout history — in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design — have drawn profound meanings from cultural practices and beliefs. These are as diverse as the works they inspire and include religious, mythic, poetic, political, and philosophical references. The individual chapters examine specific architectural projects and their motivations, all, with one exception, executed before the twentieth century. Although the chapters encompass a wide range of contextual variety and cultural understanding, they have in common a tight knit specificity of focus and singularity of purpose.
