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The intent of these essays is to explore the notion of a "culture of silence" through the basis of the architectural culture of modern Finland. Although the explorations of The Culture of Silence are here rooted in Finnish architectural culture, the editors have extended the theme to embrace aspects of silence within the architecture of other cultures as well.

In this challenging interpretation of design education and its effect on design process and products, the author emphasizes the distinction between an architectural project, created in the architect's mind and materialized as a set of drawings on paper, and the realized three-dimensional building.

Both urb (city) and suburb in our society challenge architects to conceive through social engineering and geometric design a sense of wonder in space. This title offers a variety of perspectives and insights that will be of value to architects, urban designers and planners, and others interested in the forms of life in our cities and suburbs.