《How Buildings Learn》简介：

Like people, buildings change with age, forced to adapt to the needs of current occupations. This provocative examination of buildings that have adapted well, and some that haven't, calls for a dramatic rethinking in the way new buildings are designed, one that allows structures to grow and change easily with the environment. Photos.

《How Buildings Learn》摘录：

大多数地产开发由那些有钱、有胆识并能促使他人合作的人承担。因为开发商确实是受市场驱使，市场体系给予他们的反馈虽闹哄哄却很真实。他们简单粗暴地摧毁无用的建筑，或重新改造这些建筑直到能为己用。建筑师太过傲慢，他们不屑于研究周围正在发生的事物，直到像罗伯特·文丘里这样的同行宣布：“向拉斯维加斯学习”、“主街基本都做对了”以及“开发商为市场而建，而非为人而建，或许这比权威建筑师的危害要小。”