Set-Backs
“A building is most often thought of as
something which turns inward – towards its
rooms. But unless the building is oriented
toward the outside, which surrounds it, as
carefully and positively as toward its inside,
the space around the building will be useless
and blank. … Building set-backs from the
street, originally invented to protect the public
welfare by giving every building light and
air, have actually helped greatly to destroy the
street as a social space.”