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"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness."
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"For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it."
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"Well, I've always just - I've never really gone out looking for work. I always waited for it to sort of hit me on the head."
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