The Abbey of San Galgano in Toscana, Italy, as depiction of space and time. Source: Marc Wittmann Architecture is concerned with space. Architects have learned to envision and construct buildings. A ...

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This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective special, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it. Read the rest of the series here. We tend to think of space-time ...