What does architecture reveal about a place or community?

1. History-"The cities of Rome, Ravenna, Constantinople, and Isfahan became possible with their colorful domes, cavernous markets, and decorated palaces" & "With the Renaissance in Europe around 1400, there came a new sort of architecture" (Palace)

2. Community Values-"instrument of social betterment" (Hospital)

3. Expression of Thought-"It is the intelligent creation of forms and spaces that in themselves express an idea." (Milwaukee Art Museum)

4. Purpose-"places of worship, government institutions, markets, houses" (Koln Cathredral)

5. Functionality-"expression of the mechanical knowledge of a culture" & "solving the task set for it" (Homestead High School)

5.1. "places of worship, government institutions, markets, houses"

6. Connection to Physical Environment (House on the Rock)