Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Vincent Scully

Born: August 21, 1920
Died: November 30, 2017 (aged 97)
Bio: Vincent Joseph Scully, Jr. was Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University, and the author of several books on the subject.
Known for:
- Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade (1991)
- American Architecture and Urbanism (1969)
- Modern Architecture (1961)
- The Shingle Style and the Stick Style (1955)







