Frances muses... 
Every existent object in the natural world is reported by science
to be tethered by the physical laws of gravity, from microscopic
atoms to macroscopic stars, although this disposed tethering may
not entail that each object is rigidly limited by the physical
laws of gravity in regard to its potential evolution. It may be
however that a good theory of architecture must consider all the
laws of nature and all the laws of science with at least some
consideration for the conditions of gravity, even if the tectonic
product is situated in contexts with a low gravitational pull
where safety is not an urgent concern. It is furthermore assumed
by me that the laws of nature and the laws science that would
govern architecture are objective phenomenal constructs that are
discovered by humans and not arbitrarily invented by them. In any
event, humans are naturally driven to gravitate towards making
nice things for its own sake; therefore architecture must adhere
to the dispositional tendencies of humans.  

William wrote in effect... 
Architecture has a master it must always heed: gravity. What
natural laws limit all the other arts? 

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