In today’s revisionist history thought experiment: Vitruvius prefigures the “form versus function” debate.
Given that Vitruvius took his inspiration from nature — referencing such things as birds nests —he would appear to have put more stock in the admittedly subjective question of beauty than does the average starling.
Given that Vitruvius took his inspiration from nature — referencing such things as birds nests —he would appear to have put more stock in the admittedly subjective question of beauty than does the average starling.