It is this thickening, around the eyes and mouth,
which gives them their
character.
• A building also has its eyes and mouth: the windows and the doors. And following the principle which we observe in nature, almost every building has its windows and doors elaborated, made more special, by just the kind of thickening we see in eyes and mouths.
It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio,
though different in different programs,
may be more or less constant within any given region.
• The most familiar example of this principle at work is in the human face itself. Both eyes and mouth are surrounded by extra bone and flesh. It is this thickening, around the eyes and mouth, which gives them their character and helps to make them such important parts of human physiognomy..
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may be more or less constant within any given region.
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• The fact that openings in naturally occurring membranes are invariably thickened can be easily explained by considering how the lines of force in the membrane must flow around the hole. The increasing density of lines of force around the perimeter of the hole requires that additional material be generated there to prevent tearing.
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It is fairly re源自sonable to believe that the floor/window ratio,
though different in different regions, may be more or less constant within any given region.
It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio,
though different in different culture,
may be more or less constant within any given region.
It is fairly reasonable to believe that the floor/window ratio,
though different in different times,
may be more or less constant within any given region.
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French windows
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• Any homogeneous membrane which has holes in it will tend to rupture at the holes, unless the edges of the holes are reinforced by thickening.