![]() I shall confine myself to first elements, and if manners be con- sidered for the moment as an academic subject, it will be found. Keep reading for tips from experts on how to be as polite as possible with these 50 etiquette rules to live by. On the other hand I wish at the outset to disclaim any intention of setting myself up as an authority on manners either architectural or of any other kind. Proper etiquette never goes out of style. I think I shall have little difficulty in showing that there can be both good and bad manners in architecture. One thing is certain: you need to treat people with respect. For example, hugging etiquette in America is considered an uncommon manner in China. Now, urbanity, as everybody knows, is nothing more nor less than good manners, and the lack of it is bad manners. What’s customary, good manners and etiquette in one culture might be rude manners in another. I was just trying to do my good deed for the day by holding the door for you, but apparently, you think you're the King of the. ![]() I propose to analyse the precise nature of this urbanity. People who don't say 'thanks' after you hold the door for them. ![]() In order that a building may become urban it must have urbanity. Say to yourself, I want my child to learn good manners, so he can be respectful of others. About the book >.>.> Can a haphazard assemblage of buildings, each conceived in isolation, and expressing nothing but its own immediate purpose, really be described as a city? What attribute is it which makes a building urban? My answer to this latter question may seem simple and tautological, but I am venturing to give it nevertheless. ![]() Some marking due to age but overall an excellent copy. ![]()
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