Philosophy Statement There is some thought or lack of thought behind every design that goes beyond the mere thought put into technically exacting an image onto paper. A thought that exists unrelated to design--that no amount of design education can inform. A school intended to civilize children as noble people of a community by feeding them excellent food and teaching decorum and tradition would be a very different building than a place where students are briefed with information and prepared to be skilled components. Hospital buildings designed from the outset on the philosophy of healing would literally be different stru