The city skyline is filled with glorified boxes all trying to be the tallest or the most striking. But essentially, they are boxes divided into boxes divided into boxes. Inside and outside, they are symbols of the wealth of the material world. They impress us with wood, brass and slick design. They promise us service and a piece of the pie. They are busy places.
In contrast, neighborhoods are dotted with the spires of churches. They are aspirational, pointing to heaven. Their decorations remind of the sacred. Interior spaces call us to our interior spaces. They ask us to temporarily leave the material world and ask us find ways to quietly enter our interior world. They are mostly empty.
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