“Although prefabrication has a long history - the ancient Romans shippe...” — Martin Filler Quote

“Although prefabrication has a long history - the ancient Romans shipped pre-cut stone columns, pediments, and other architectural elements to their colonies in North Africa, where the numbered parts were reassembled into temples - the idea took on a new impetus with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.”

“The form a city assumes as it evolves over time owes more to large-scale works of civil engineering - what we now call infrastructure - than almost any other factor save topography.”

“The theist and the scientist are rival interpreters of nature, the one retreats as the other advances.”

“The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.”

“I know some authors who have gotten $25,000 advances and put it all into marketing, others who allocate $5,000 or $1,000.”