Somewhere tucked away in many architect’s bookshelves is the treatise by Marcus Vitruvius called “The Ten Books of Architecture”. written in the 1st Century BC.

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The work is divided into 10 books dealing with city planning and architecture in general; building materials; temple construction; public buildings; and private buildings; clocks, hydraulics; and civil and military engines.

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Vitruvius is credited with articulating that architecture must be a balanced ensemble of “Firmness, Commodity and Delight” or in latin form firmitas, utilitas, and venustas (put simply, structural stability, appropriate spatial accommodation, and attractive appearance).

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FIRMNESS + COMMODITY + DELIGHT