... conception of the canons of itsmethods of production.Nonetheless, in the face of each of these pitfalls and several others, the biggestchallenge of interpretation may be the challenge to interpret. ... of the mind’s contemplation,moves one toward a confrontation with the divine. Geometry in the sacred space of the temple, theater, or (in the writing of Plato) the architectural product of the cosmos ... conceive of buildings in terms of parti, or the geometrical underpinnings thatinform one’s composition as a whole and the interrelationships of its parts. This2᪉ The Art of Building in the Classical...