Excerpt from Contemporary Structure in Architecture

I should like here to meet one possible criticism. This book is concerned with structural potentialities in relation to architectural design, with what has been done and what can be done within the limits of reasonable economy. An architect does not often seek the cheapest method of construction without having regard to other factors such as appearance, maintenance, durability, etc., and cost has therefore not been a criterion in selecting the structures illustrated, for if it had been, the scope of the book might have been much more limited. I have also avoided, as far as possible, the question of relative cost since this is bound to vary not only from one country to another and from one locality to another, but also from one decade to another or even from year to year. On the other hand, I have endeavoured to indicate methods of economising in material, which if not always leading to an overall saving in cost at the present time, seem to provide a sound basis for seeking economy.

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