Renovations & extensions of old structures have a visual dialog between past & present, adding layers of complexity and character.

"A sloping roof, a tall chimney and large windows remind one of a child’s drawing" Herzog & de Meuron (1997) on Rudin house.

Rules are mostly made to be broken, and are too often for the lazy to hide behind" said General of Army Douglass MacArthur.

Neutral monochrome. It's the antithesis of color, the purest version of minimalism with its very strict scale of earthy tones.