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nigelswift
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Re: Spirit of Place II
Jul 02, 2003, 22:11
"I am also am an economist, and I understand that in order to take manpower to build a large structure, one that does not appear to relate directly to the day to day activities of living, then there has to be a cost incurred, there also has to be a control structure and an economy that allows the families of those working on the structure to continue existing whilst their kin are working on those structures."

... and the cost can only be met if there's an economic surplus (Burl, I think?)
That's a great thought, because the surplus means there's some leisure and the opportunity to cultivate an appreciation of art and aesthetics. So even in a purely functional ancient structure, or a blood-stained one like a fort, there may have been some aesthetic input by the builders that we pick up on. I wonder if anyone has ever tried to do an aesthetic assessment of forts? Could get us off FW's cruel hook...
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