What one could say though, is that architecture has a very wide scope and that it comes in as many forms as there are world cultures; each one with structures specific to their lifestyle. Even within these these cultures though, is an appreciation for something built with precision, care, order and rigor, within each is an appreciation for their own brand of architecture.
In a world that keeps getting smaller and smaller with the advent of globalization, where the U.S. imports zhu zhu pets from China (and from most accounts at least, this one isn't hazardous) and China imports Hellboy from the U.S., where all you have to do to appreciate the Eiffel Tower is go to Google Earth (or Las Vegas for that matter), our sense of place may be disappearing. Instead of cultures unique to place, there is now a growing "world culture". And perhaps the only nontransferable items are a culture's architecture simply because of the vastly varying climates occurring through our planet, but I best not speak too quickly, because by the time I finish this entry some business tycoon in Japan may decide to build a replica of William Lethaby's All Saints' Church over there!
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http://www.brockhampton.com/japan.htm
