The Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe: Essay Summary Assignment

The article focuses on building and its creation of order in the world. The actual, or true definition of order is widely unknown by humans. We have informal opinions on what it means, but do not really understand its value. The author of the text has an interest in making beautiful buildings, contrasting with the "slick", or  mundane ones created by others in his architectural field. He does not want to give up on the lost art form of 12th-15th century Europe architecture, which others see as too hard and simply dismiss.

The author is an empirical person, who faces difficulty coming to terms with issues which contradict his theoretical concepts. After much difficulty trying to formulate principles, he is able to construct, "a coherent view of order," which, "deals with the nature of beauty." He succeeds in creating a theory even though it may seem absurd to his 20th century trained colleagues.

Sometimes it is difficult even for the author to believe in his theory. He uses the comparison of Saint Teresa and her struggling doubts with faith, to further identify himself with. He states that even though some readers will be very skeptical of the validity of his algorithm, he firmly holds it to be the truth. The author also shares of his moments at the film premiere and of the cheering and clapping he received from the audience. He did not understand it at first, but later realized it was them agreeing with him that shared human feeling has been forgotten. Even though we acknowledge that we are different from one another, we are also very similar in nature.