The object of his architectural researches, however, was not to learn to reproduce Roman architecture, but to enrich the architecture of his own time and to perfect his engineering skills.
Ang object ng kanyang architectural pananaliksik, gayunpaman, ay hindi upang malaman upang gayahin Roman architecture, ngunit sa pagyamanin ang architecture ng kanyang sariling oras at sa pagpapabuti ng kanyang kakayahan sa engineering.