Formats Book Description Publication Date: Dec 29 1981 This new edition of On Adam's House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author.On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations." ;Charles Moore, Progressive Architecture This new edition of On Adam's House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author.On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations." ;Charles Moore, Progressive Architecture 5.0 out of 5 stars A paleopsychological excavation: toward the roots of dwelling Aug 28 2006 By J. V. Lewis - Published on Amazon.com Format: Paperback | Amazon Verified Purchase This strange and engaging book is an excavation of an old and cherished idea: that the original, Adamic conditions of human dwelling-in-the-world can be glimpsed in some basic form of primitive hut. Joseph Rykwert guides us backwards through the history of this idea, from Le Corbusier and Gropius, through Ruskin