> Buildings are designed and built at about the same speed as they were then. They cost as much or more in inflation-adjusted terms. If that is true, I bet the

> Buildings are designed and built at about the same speed as they were then. They cost as much or more in inflation-adjusted terms. If that is true, I bet the % amount of labour has been reduced of the total cost, and materials and/or shifting standards have swallowed up the difference.