each other. And when we recalled buildings that had the characteristics we were looking for and pinpointed their special qualities, we
became aware that there are buildings that we love.And whereas we knew almost at once which ones belonged to the special category in which we were interested, we found it difficult to find a common denominator for their qualities. Our attempt to generalize seemed to rob the individual buildings of their splendor.But the subject continued to prey on my mind, and l resolved to try and write some brief descriptions of architectural situations that l love,fragmentary approaches based on personal experiences that have a connection with my work, and in so doing to move within the same mental framework in which l think when l am concerned with generating the essentials of a work of my own.