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"A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable."

Louis Kahn, American Architect

Being, Building, End

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"A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable."

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