Architectural styles and building techniques

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Historically, architectural styles and building techniques have been dependent upon _____.

a. environment (the lay of the land and climate) and technology (available materials and the ability to manipulate them)

b. the whims of academically trained aesthetes

c. the ability of local artisans to transport massive building materials over great distances

d. theoretical fluctuations between “form follows function” and “form over function”

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