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From Architectural Theory: Vitruvius and the Classical Treatise · The Ten Books and the Vitruvian Triad
In the 17th century, the English diplomat Henry Wotton rendered the Vitruvian triad as which famous phrase?
- Less is more
- Commodity, firmness and delight
- Form follows function
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Answer: Commodity, firmness and delight
Wotton's 1624 'commodity, firmness and delight' became the classic English version of the triad. The other two slogans are modernist and came centuries later.
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