Research, in almost every field of human knowledge, has practical goals, but while in Architecture, research is often purely theoretically, done by insiders for other insiders, risking being a product limited to the academic world.

With this book, YOU CAN:
# define an architectural shape correctly and do it in a modern way using concepts that are simple and tried and true.

With this book, YOU CANNOT:
#avoid all the work that is neede to get to a definition of the shape;
#avoid all the work that is neede after you have defined the shape;
#learn to play an instrument

Research, in almost every field of human knowledge, has practical goals, but while in Architecture, research is often purely theoretically, done by insiders for other insiders, risking being a product limited to the academic world.