People often say “a lot of work went into this” when they sense the care and skill that its maker has lavished on a carefully constructed
object.The notion that our work is an integral part of what we accomplish takes us to the very limits of our musings about the value of a
work of art, a work of architectureAre the effort and skill we put into them really inherent parts of the things we make? Sometimes, when I am moved by a work of architecture in the same way as l am moved by music, literature, or a painting l am tempted to think so.