Introduction
this book were not asked to follow a particular met-
hod, aspects of all three approaches are evident.
A good case study is a way of making the construc-
tion and the technology, the decisions, the compro-
mises, and the tectonic expression visible. We hope
that in reading this, you will understand more about
the hidden processes of design than you could ever
learn from looking at pictures, or even from visiting
the site, though, of course, we would be delighted
if what we have presented here makes you want to
travel to see these exemplary projects.