Michael W. Mehaffy

In Architecture, What’s Old Is New Again

06.08.2026

By Michael W. Mehaffy

The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.

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The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.

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