Editorial view

摘要

'Architecture', declared Louis Kahn 'is the thoughtful making of spaces.' It's difficult to improve on that as a mission statement. So while the last issue was all about the endeavours and frustrations of youth, this issue is a reflection on the great masters of architecture - from Palladio and Schinkel to Wright and Hertzberger - and how their ideas and experience are still vitally relevant to our current era.