Abbott's work has a timeless modern quality, yet is also strongly informed by his experience
of the sacred architecture of ancient Egyptians and Maya in the manner in which it
responds to the land and the movement of the sun and stars. The spaces Abbott sculpts,
both inside out, are designed to focus on Nature, making buildings that transcend.
This book tells the unique story of Carl Abbott from his youth in the 'low-country' of Georgia
to his acceptance to Graduate School at Yale University. At Yale, Abbott would study under
professor Paul Rudolph, and would lead classmates and future Lords Richard Rogers and
Norman Foster on a pilgrimage west to experience the work of American Master Frank Lloyd
Wright.