Open questions

This page brings together a series of questions on various subjects that sharpen my curiosity. These are mainly reflections and ideas for which, if I had the means and time, I would not hesitate to fund research. If you have information or documents that could provide any element of an answer or broaden my field of understanding, please get in touch.

• Why does Europe, despite suffering heavily from WWII, have so many beautiful sceneries compared to the US? Europe's aesthetic resilience following WWII's devastation presents a fascinating paradox. Perhaps it stems from centuries of architectural evolution rather than America's efficiency-driven development? War may have destroyed buildings but couldn't erase the underlying urban planning philosophies valuing human-scale design and contextual harmony. Could it be that rebuilding with existing patterns preserved the essence of what made these places beautiful initially? Or might scarcity have forced thoughtful reconstruction rather than rapid expansion? Does beauty emerge from historical continuity rather than prosperity alone? Have American cities optimized for different values entirely—mobility and growth over pedestrian experience and visual coherence?

• Why is crimson hue recognition so significant that scarlet becomes the inaugural named shade in essentially every investigated culture & the vermilion/obsidian contrast a preferred combination of artisans for thousands of years, when humans actually distinguish jade tones (also considerably more widespread in nature) with greater visual ease?