> Are there any foundational texts? The treatise on Architecture from Vitruvius, a Roman architect. This is it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_architectura
…ashes. There was no set recipe. Every builder had their own. Volcanic ash from Pozzuoli, crushed brick, slaked like, animal fat, hair etc. Some basic rules existed (as recorded by Vitruvius on the 10 books on Architecture). Millions of structures were constructed these way. With the exception of a handful, most of these do not exist anymore. But why the ones that exist are still standing strong? Usually via a simple Darwinian…
> 有什么奠基性的文献吗？罗马建筑师维特鲁威（Vitruvius）的建筑学论著。就这本了。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_architectura
> Are there any foundational texts? The treatise on Architecture from Vitruvius, a Roman architect. This is it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_architectura
……灰烬。当时根本没有固定配方，每个工匠都有自己的一套。波佐利的火山灰、碎砖、熟石灰、动物脂肪、毛发等等。当时也存在一些基本规则（正如维特鲁威在《建筑十书》中所记载的）。成百上千万的建筑都是这么盖起来的。除了少数几座，大部分早已不复存在。但为什么留下来的那些依然屹立不倒呢？通常是靠一种简单的达尔文式……
…ashes. There was no set recipe. Every builder had their own. Volcanic ash from Pozzuoli, crushed brick, slaked like, animal fat, hair etc. Some basic rules existed (as recorded by Vitruvius on the 10 books on Architecture). Millions of structures were constructed these way. With the exception of a handful, most of these do not exist anymore. But why the ones that exist are still standing strong? Usually via a simple Darwinian…