pt. I. Some Underlying Ideas. 1. The shape of the argument. 2. Why can we use buildings? -- pt. II. Buildings and People. 3. Formation. 4. Re-formation. 5. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 6. Re-creation -- pt. III. Buildings and Knowledge. 7. Visible knowledge. 8. Ephemeral knowledge. 9. Invisible knowledge -- pt. IV. Buildings and Things. 10. Production. 11. Exchange -- pt. V. Concluding Remarks