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...how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside? Baths of Caracalla In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride. Baths of Ostia The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity....

...social conditions would fundamentally affect the buildings of the future. The Declaration also asserted that as society became more industrialised, it was vital that architects and the construction industry rationalise their methods, embrace new technologies and strive for greater efficiency. (Le Corbusier, one of the movement's founders, often liked to compare the...